Grant v. Spann
Mississippi Supreme Court
IN error from tbe Court of Probates of Noxubee county. Hon. Reuben Ruff, judge. In May, 1855, Lewis Brewer, wbo was then domiciled in Noxu-bee county, died, after having first made and published his last will and testament, which was duly admitted to probate, by the Court of Probates of that county, at the ensuing June term, and letters testamentary thereon granted to T. J. Spann, the appellee.
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IN error from tbe Court of Probates of Noxubee county. Hon. Reuben Ruff, judge. In May, 1855, Lewis Brewer, wbo was then domiciled in Noxu-bee county, died, after having first made and published his last will and testament, which was duly admitted to probate, by the Court of Probates of that county, at the ensuing June term, and letters testamentary thereon granted to T. J. Spann, the appellee. At the December term, A.D. 1856, his widow (having, in the .meantime, intermarried with John M. Grant), and her husband petitioned the court for letters of administration on the estate of Brewer. In…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
By his last will and testament, Lewis Brewer devised and bequeathed his whole estate in trust to^yre J. Spann. The will was produced and regularly admitted to probate, in June, 1855, by the Court of Probates for Noxubee county, No executor was named in the will; and at the succeeding term of the court, letters testamentary were granted to the said Spann, who qualified and proceeded to act as the executor. The widow of the testator filed a renunciation of the bequests in her favor contained in the will, and elected to take her statutory portion of his'estate. She subsequently intermarried with…
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