Inge v. Forrester
Supreme Court of Alabama
Weit of error to the Court of Chancery for the 22d Chancery District. The case made by the bill is this. The complainant, as a carpenter, in January, 1839, made a contract with Mrs. Inge, then and now the wife of Francis Inge, to perform certain work on a house for Samuel Inge, their son.
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Weit of error to the Court of Chancery for the 22d Chancery District. The case made by the bill is this. The complainant, as a carpenter, in January, 1839, made a contract with Mrs. Inge, then and now the wife of Francis Inge, to perform certain work on a house for Samuel Inge, their son. When making the contract, it was distinctly understood, that the husband was insolvent, and the work was to be performed on the credit of the wife, who then, and yet has a large separate estate. After the work was performed, both husband and wife executed their joint and several note, dated 29th April, 1840,…
1Opinion of the CourtGoldtixwaite, J.
The view which we take of the trust created by the will of Mrs. Inge's father, renders it unnecessary to determine any other question connected with the case.
The slaves named in the will arc committed to the charge of the persons therein named, with lull power and control, to be used and managed at their discretion, for the mutual use, benefit and interest of Mrs. luge and her surviving children, and are to be equally divided between her and them, as they become of age, or marry. At her death, the lands, on which the will states she was, at the time of its execution, then living, with certain…
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