Henry v. Henry
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Mobile. Heard before the Hon. W. H. Tayloe. On May 18, 1891, .the appellant, Thomas J. Henry, fded the bill in this case against John Henry, Mary Ellen Ruffin, Prank G. Ruffin, Jr., her husband, and Mary Henry, the executrix of the estate of Thomas Henry, deceased.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Mobile. Heard before the Hon. W. H. Tayloe. On May 18, 1891, .the appellant, Thomas J. Henry, fded the bill in this case against John Henry, Mary Ellen Ruffin, Prank G. Ruffin, Jr., her husband, and Mary Henry, the executrix of the estate of Thomas Henry, deceased. The prayer of the bill was, that the chancery court would take jurisdiction of the administration of the estate of Thomas Henry, deceased, and that Mary Henry, as executrix of the estate of said Thomas Henry, deceased, be decreed to pay to the complainant the legacy bequeathed to him by the will of…
1Opinion of the CourtHead, J.
Thomas Henry, of Mobile, died February 9th, 1886, leaving his wife, Mary, and three children, viz., Thomas J., John and Mary Ellen. The latter after-wards married Frank G. Ruffin, Jr. He left a considerable estate, all of which, by will, he devised and bequeathed to his wife, except a pecuniary legacy of $1,000 to each of his three children. She was named executrix without bond. She probated the will February 27th, 1886, in the probate court of Mobile county, and received letters testamentary. Thomas Henry was a crockery merchant in Mobile, in partnership with his son John, under the name of…
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