Alexander v. Miller's Heirs
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM SUMNER. Eroni the Chancery Court, September Term, 1867. Thomas Barry, Ch. Jordan Stokes for the children of Jno. M. Miller, deceased, and for those of Mrs. Alexander by her first husband, Wood S. Miller, said: 1. The testator’s widow took the whole estate, real and personal, for life, including the realty acquired after the date of the will.
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PROM SUMNER. Eroni the Chancery Court, September Term, 1867. Thomas Barry, Ch. Jordan Stokes for the children of Jno. M. Miller, deceased, and for those of Mrs. Alexander by her first husband, Wood S. Miller, said: 1. The testator’s widow took the whole estate, real and personal, for life, including the realty acquired after the date of the will. Code, s. 2195; Wynne v. Wynne, 2 Swan, 405. 2. The expression, “ out of moneys of which I may die possessed,” must be confined to gold and silver coin and current paper, there being no intimation of a larger meaning. Mann v. Mann, 1 John. Ch., 236.;…
1Opinion of the Court
Deaderick, J.,
deli ered the opinion of the Court.
General Joseph Miller, of Sumner county, made his last will and testament on the 15th of December, 1856, and died on the 20th of November, 1858.
Susannah Miller, wife of testator, was by the will appointed executrix, and James Alexander, the complainant in this cause, and son-in-law of testator, was appointed executor.
In November, 1863, Mrs. Miller died, leaving Alexander surviving executor.
At the time of the execution of the will, and the death of the testator, he was the owner of a valuable estate, consisting of real estate and slaves, and *71othe…
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