Legal Opinion

Green v. Young

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1931PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

■Mb. Justice Chambliss

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The hill in this case calls for a construction of the following clause in the will of Mrs. Minerva A. Williams: “I will and bequeath to my husband, L. A. Williams, all my real estate and personal property of whatsoever kind, to be used by him for his support and comfort during his life. This includes all property, real and personal, that I die seized and possessed of.”

The husband, L. A. Williams, took possession of the land devised, and after some years sold it to Mrs. Laura Shouse and T. W. Williams, sixty acres to each of them. In…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McDonald v. LedfordTennessee Supreme Court · 1917
  2. Oldham v. YorkTennessee Supreme Court · 1897

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Magevney v. KarschTennessee Supreme Court · 1933
  2. Nichols v. ToddCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1936
  3. Hall v. HallTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Williams v. WilliamsTennessee Supreme Court · 1933
  5. Bedford v. BedfordCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1954

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