Griffith v. Rudisill
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Greene. Heard before the Hon. Thomas H. Smith. The bill in this case was filed by Hubbard Rudisill, as executor of the last will and testament of John C. Woodward, deceased, against Walter Griffith, a half brother of deceased, and who is not mentioned as the beneficiary under the will.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Greene. Heard before the Hon. Thomas H. Smith. The bill in this case was filed by Hubbard Rudisill, as executor of the last will and testament of John C. Woodward, deceased, against Walter Griffith, a half brother of deceased, and who is not mentioned as the beneficiary under the will. John 0. Woodward died on or about the 1st day of December, 1902. His will wns admitted to probate and complainant qualified as executor thereunder on the 7th day of January, 1903. This bill was filed on the 11th day of February, 1903. The purpose of the. hill is to be allowed…
1Opinion of the Court
UARAL¡8')N, J.
The bill was filed in the chancerv court of Greene county by Hubbard Rudisill, as executor of John O. Woodward, deceased, against the defendant and appellant, Walter Griffith, having for its object the enforcement of the equity of redemption of *203üie mortgage attached to the bill asi exhibit D, known in the ¡¡leadings as the Glover mortgage.
There was a demurrer interposed on several grounds, which was overruled, and the only error insisted on is, that the executor, — the will of the testator having conferred on him no special power to that end, — was without power to redeem the…
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