Henderson v. Ryan
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Anderson. Tried below before the Hon. R. A. Reeves. This suit was instituted by the appellee, surviving wife of James C. Ryan, deceased, against Rachel L. C. Henderson and Addison Ryan, to cancel and set aside a certain paper probated by the defendants as the last will and testament of said James C. Ryan, deceased, and to recover of the defendants the property of which said James C. Ryan died possessed.
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Appeal from Anderson. Tried below before the Hon. R. A. Reeves. This suit was instituted by the appellee, surviving wife of James C. Ryan, deceased, against Rachel L. C. Henderson and Addison Ryan, to cancel and set aside a certain paper probated by the defendants as the last will and testament of said James C. Ryan, deceased, and to recover of the defendants the property of which said James C. Ryan died possessed. The defendants set up the will of the said J. C. Ryan; and under its provisions, which are sufficiently recited in the opinion of the court, they claimed all of the property of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, J
The judgment of the court below seems to have been founded on the opinion that the will of James G. Ryan was inoperative as to all the property, real and personal, acquired by him subsequent to its date. The will contains the following provisions:
“ I will and bequeath my negro boy, Joseph, to Rachel L. C. Henderson, and five hundred dollars in money.”
“ Thirdly, I will and bequeath to my brother, Addison Ryan, any negro man, Sam, and my negro man, Jim, and all the balance of my property and effects.”
The estate of the testator consisted of the three negroes named, which were owned by him…
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