Montgomery v. McPherson
Mississippi Supreme Court
Erom tlie chancery court of Adams county. Hon. Wixxiam P. S. Venteess, Chancellor. McPherson, the appellee, was complainant in the court below; Mrs. Montgomery and others, the appellants, were defendants there. Erom a decree in complainants'favor, the defendants appealed to the supreme court. The opinion of the court fully states the facts of the case.
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Erom tlie chancery court of Adams county. Hon. Wixxiam P. S. Venteess, Chancellor. McPherson, the appellee, was complainant in the court below; Mrs. Montgomery and others, the appellants, were defendants there. Erom a decree in complainants'favor, the defendants appealed to the supreme court. The opinion of the court fully states the facts of the case. The appellee in the court below relied almost entirely upon the ease of Sherman v. Wooster, 26 Iowa, 272, as cited in the notes to the article “Also” in Am. & Eng. Enc. Law (2d ed.), 178, and the chancellor in deciding the demurrer seemed also…
1Opinion of the CourtCalhoon, J.
The following is a precise reproduction of the will of S. S. Reeves, deceased. The original in the record appears precisely as this does, including the punctuation, with the pertinent parts italicized:
“Last Will and Testament of S. S. Reeves, Deceased.
“State of Mississippi
“Adams Gounty June
“The 2nd. 1899.
“I Stephen Stapleton Reeves, being in good health and sound mind do make my last will and testament I will desire that all of my just debts be paid. I will and bequeath to my wife Lelia A. Reeves all of my Wm. Holmes place, South and West of the public road leading from Thomas T. Rollins to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sherman v. WoosterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- Morrison v. SchorrIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Hyman v. . WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1851
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