Minton v. Wilkerson
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM DAVIDSON Error to the Chancery Court of Davidson County— Jno. Allison, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams
The bill of complaint was filed by Minton by next friend, against the administrator of the estate of complainant’s wife, to recover the snm of $4,000 left by that decedent, basing the claim on marital right. The bill set forth that Minton was of such unsound mind as to be incapable of transacting business; that three days after the death of complainant’s wife, defendant Wilkerson, her brother, accompanied by an attorney, visited him while he was confined to his bed as a helpless invalid; that his mind, by reason of sickness and a constant use of drugs, was weakened so that he was incapable of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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