Sutton v. Sutton

Nellie Eiffert Sutton and others, the widow and heirs at law of George Mack Sutton, deceased, filed their hill in equity against Nanye B. Sutton as executrix of the estate of Webb D. Sutton, and in her own right, seeking to establish a trust in and to certain personal estate owned by Webb D. Sutton at the time of his death and by the latter’s widow, Nanye B. Sutton.

The bill alleged, in substance, that in 1928 Webb D. Sutton, who had recently suffered financial reverses in the construction business, sought the help of his brother, George Mack Sutton, in buying the “old Sutton home place” in…