Eastburn v. Canizas
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Mobile Probate Court. Heard before Hon. Price Williams. Zoé Cañizas, as executrix of tbe last will of Manuel Cañizas, filed ber petition for a final settlement of ber estate, with objection and contest by Rose C. Eastburn and others. From a judgment granting final settlement, contestants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
One Manuel Cañizas, now deceased, left a last will and testament, wbicb was duly probated in tbe probate court of Mobile county, Ala., on May 23, 1913, and by tbe terms of tbe’will be bequeathed tbe sum of $1,000 to each of bis five sisters and tbe balance of bis estate to bis wife, Zoé Cañizas. His said wife was named executrix, and she qualified fis such on tbe above-mentioned date. Tbe decedent left no real estate; tbe only assets consisting of personal property. On December 2, 1913, tbe said widow filed in the probate court of Mobile county ber written dissent from tbe will, in all…
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