Chrisman v. Magee
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Madison county. Hon. G. G. Lyell, Chancellor. Petition by Mrs. Ada Magee, against J. J. Chrisman. From a decree in favor of petitioner for part of the relief demanded, defendant appeals and petitioner cross-appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Madison county. Hon. G. G. Lyell, Chancellor. Petition by Mrs. Ada Magee, against J. J. Chrisman. From a decree in favor of petitioner for part of the relief demanded, defendant appeals and petitioner cross-appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The errors in description of all these tracts of land which were erroneously described in the will, depend on the decision of the same point of law as to whether or not •evidence may be admitted to explain or identify the property thus erroneously described in the will. In 40 Cyc., page 1444,…
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
Appellee, Mrs. Ada Magee, filed her petition in the chancery court asking for a construction of the will of the late Judge J. B. Chrisman, and praying the court to decree that she owned a half interest in certain notes and proceeds therefrom, and in certain lands which were the property of the testator and were not disposed of in his will. Appellee is the daughter of Judge Chrisman. She made appellant, J. J. Chrisman, her brother, a party to her petition. In his answer, appellant denied that appellee was entitled to the interest in the property which she claimed. He made his answer a…
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