Howell v. Ott

On January 10, 1934, Mrs. Virgie M. Cutrer departed this life, leaving a will in which Y.E. Howell was named as executor, with directions that he be permitted to qualify and act as such without giving bond or reporting to any court or tribunal in the premises. The will, bearing date of October 6, 1932, reads as follows:

"I, Virgie M. Cutrer, a resident citizen of Clarksdale, in Coahoma county, Mississippi, being conscious of the uncertainty of life, and the certainty of death, and being in possession of my mental faculties, and desiring to make disposition of my property to take effect at my…