Adams v. Adams
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Tishomingo county. J. Q. Robbins, Chancellor. Suit by W. T. Adams and others, alleged heirs of W. W. Adams, deceased, against. America Adams, the alleged widow of decedent, and another, for the possession of property of which decedent died seised. From a decree for defendants, complainants appeal. As an exhibit to the bill the decree of adoption is filed.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Tishomingo county. J. Q. Robbins, Chancellor. Suit by W. T. Adams and others, alleged heirs of W. W. Adams, deceased, against. America Adams, the alleged widow of decedent, and another, for the possession of property of which decedent died seised. From a decree for defendants, complainants appeal. As an exhibit to the bill the decree of adoption is filed. The petition seems to have been lost; but the decree, bearing date March, 1887, shows that the mother of the infant (then three months old) was Nancy Ann Gorman, and that she filed a petition praying that W.…
1Opinion of the Court
Whitfield, C.
The case of Beaver v. Crump, 76 Miss. 57, 23 South. 432, is not at all in point in this case. That was an attempt to enforce specific performance of an agreément *265to devise all that had not been devised, without any specification of what was to be devised. The court held that there could be no specific performance of an agreement so utterly vague and indefinite as to what was to be devised. The decree in this case simply creates, and clearly and definitely creates, the relationship of heir on the part of the adopted daughter.
The only question in this cause which has given us…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Van Deusen v. . SweetNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- In re Estate of WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
- Williams v. CammackMississippi Supreme Court · 1854
- Ex parte ClarkCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
- Jolley v. FoltzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1867
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Brewer v. BrowningMississippi Supreme Court · 1917
- Matter of Adoption of a MinorMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
- Hill v. SmithMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
- Brewer v. BrowningMississippi Supreme Court · 1917