In Re Holliday's Estate
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chiee Justice GreeN
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The oily question presented on this appeal is the constitutionality of Chapter 125 of the Public Acts of 1941. The Act Was-held valid by the court below and this appeal taken.
The statute is one of the series of Uniform Acts compiled by the National Uniform Laws Commission as a model to he adopted in all the States. It undertakes. to prescribe the essentials of all valid wills.
The attack herein is based on the supposed infirmities of Section 6 as to nuncupative wills. It is said that this section contains matter foreign tó the caption…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State ex rel. Fletcher v. GannawayTennessee Supreme Court · 1885
- Locke v. Smith Funeral Service, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1942
3Cited by3 opinions
- McClure v. WadeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1950
- In Re ESTATE OF Thomas Grady CHASTAINTennessee Supreme Court · 2012
- Northcross v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1946