Griffin v. Pringle
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Lee. Heard before tbe Hon. N. S. Graham. The original bill in tbis'case was filed on thé 11th June, 1874, by Andrew B. Griffin, against tbe heirs at law and distributees of tbe estate of J ames Pringle, deceased, who died in Bussell county (in that portion now embraced in Lee county), in 1854; and whose last will and testament, which was there duly proved and admitted to probate, was in these words: “As to such worldly estate as it hath…
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Lee. Heard before tbe Hon. N. S. Graham. The original bill in tbis'case was filed on thé 11th June, 1874, by Andrew B. Griffin, against tbe heirs at law and distributees of tbe estate of J ames Pringle, deceased, who died in Bussell county (in that portion now embraced in Lee county), in 1854; and whose last will and testament, which was there duly proved and admitted to probate, was in these words: “As to such worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give, devise, and bequeath, unto my beloved wife and son, George Pringle, all…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
James Pringle died, testate, in 1854. He left surviving him a widow, and the following children: John G., Alexander, Thomas "W., George, Sarah É., Nancy A., and Mary Pringle; also, probably, another daughter, or children *490of a daughter, named Duncan. The will is an anomaly. The property consisted of lands, slaves, stock, plantation implements, and, doubtless, household furniture. The language of the will is: “I give, devise, and bequeath, unto my beloved wife and son, George Pringle, all my real and personal estate, to support them during their natural lives; and immediate after my decease, it…
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