Legal Opinion

Wooley v. Wooley

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 5, 1943No. 35255PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRoberds, J.

This is an appeal by an administratrix from a decree of the chancery court overruling her contest of certain claims in favor of appellee which had been probated against the estate and adjudicating them to be obligations of the estate.

The initial opinion herein stated that this case involves only questions of fact, and that, m tne last analysis, is correct, but it is suggested that m determining tlie facts the chancellor gave undue legal effect and evidentiary weight to the fact that the claims had been admitted to probate. And that is also correct, because the chancellor, in his opinion,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Poyner v. GilmoreMississippi Supreme Court · 1935
  2. Williams v. LumpkinMississippi Supreme Court · 1934
  3. Nicholson v. Dent, Robinson & WardMississippi Supreme Court · 1940
  4. North v. LoweMississippi Supreme Court · 1885

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Braxton v. JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Biloxi Regional Medical Center, Inc. v. Estate of RossMississippi Supreme Court · 1989

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