Legal Opinion

Shaller v. Garrett

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1913PublishedCited by 8 opinions

FROfc SHELBY. Appeal from the Probate Court of Shelby County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by writ of certiorari from the Court of Civil Appeals to the Supreme Court. —J. S. Galloway, Probate J udge.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams

Under a petition filed by Mary Ll Shaller in the probate court of Shelby county to set aside the probate therein in common form of an instrument claimed to be the Inst will and testament ofa Mrs, .Cloth4 and to have *667that instrument certified to the circuit court of the county for contest upon an issue of devisavit vel. non, the probate court, on a defense, set up¡ by the proponent, of an estoppel of the petitioner by reason of an agreement entered into 1 her in that court, adjudged that her petition be dismissed. Appeal by her was prayed to the court of civil appeals, which held that it had…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Crocker v. BalchTennessee Supreme Court · 1900
  2. Cowan v. WalkerTennessee Supreme Court · 1906
  3. Key v. HarrisTennessee Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Eason v. GainesTennessee Supreme Court · 1913

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Winters v. American Trust Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1929
  2. Harmon v. HarmonTennessee Supreme Court · 1918
  3. Kirkland v. CalhounTennessee Supreme Court · 1922
  4. Napier v. ChurchTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Hodges v. HaleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1936

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