Smith v. Haire
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM MONROE. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Monroe County. —Foss H. Meecee, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
This litigation arises out of the- settlement of the estate of the late J. T. M. Plaire, of Monroe county.
Mr. Haire died, leaving a will hy which he devised and bequeathed all his estate to his wife, Betty Humes Haire, absolutely. This will was contested on the ground of mental incapacity of testator and fraud and undue influence.' The will was set aside and this judgment affirmed by the court of civil appeals, and later by this court.
Another will of Mr. Haire’s, made before the one contested, was then set up. In the former will, which was the one finally established, Mr. Haire gave his…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Carpenter v. FarnsworthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- Estate of ParrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- Estate of JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1913
- Ransom v. Rutherford CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1909
- Prewitt v. BunchTennessee Supreme Court · 1899
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- Grahl v. DavisTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
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