Cutrer v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court, Second district of Coahoma county. Hon. M. E. Denton, Chancellor. Suit by the state of Tennessee on the relation of N. E. Leggett against J. W. Cutrer et al. Prom a decree overruling a demurrer to the bill, defendant appeals.
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Appeal from the chancery court, Second district of Coahoma county. Hon. M. E. Denton, Chancellor. Suit by the state of Tennessee on the relation of N. E. Leggett against J. W. Cutrer et al. Prom a decree overruling a demurrer to the bill, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. 1. The suit is on the alleged bond of P. L. Whitworth, in the probate court of Shelby county, Tennessee, as administrator C. T. A. of the estate of Mary F. Leggett, deceased, appointed by said probate court; the appellants, J. W. Cutrer and E. IT. Crutcher, being sued as sureties on…
1Opinion of the CourtMayes, C. J.
This appeal is before the court from a decree of the chancellor overruling a demurrer to the bill. Suit was brought in the name of the state of Tennessee, on relation of Robert Eugene Leggett, and is for his use and benefit. The defendants are J. W. Cntrer and R. IT. Crutcher, residents of the second judicial district of Coahoma county, where the suit was filed, and P. L. Whitworth, a resident of the first judicial district of the same county. The chief allegations of the bill are that the mother of complainant, one Mary E. Leggett, executed a last will and testament on the 27th day of March,…
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