Gordon v. James
Mississippi Supreme Court
Feom the chancery' court of Yazoo county. Hon. Robeet B. Mayes, Chancellor. Gordon and others, appellants, were complainants, and Mrs. James and others, appellees, were defendants in the court below, the bill being one filed by appellants as executors of the will of Daniel A. James, deceased, for a construction of said will and for instructions as to 'the apportionment of debts, distribution of assets, etc.
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Feom the chancery' court of Yazoo county. Hon. Robeet B. Mayes, Chancellor. Gordon and others, appellants, were complainants, and Mrs. James and others, appellees, were defendants in the court below, the bill being one filed by appellants as executors of the will of Daniel A. James, deceased, for a construction of said will and for instructions as to 'the apportionment of debts, distribution of assets, etc. The opinion' of the court discloses all the material facts of the case. Are specific devises and specific legacies subject to proportional abatement and debts? At common law, land, whether…
1Opinion of the CourtTruly, J.
This is 'a proceeding instituted "by appellants, as executors of the last will and testament of D. A. James, seeking a construction of that instrument, and asking instructions' from the chancery court as to the proper method to he adopted in distributing the assets of the estate. All devisees and legatees and other parties in interest'were cited and duly appeared as parties defendant.
The facts which rendered the action of the executors- advisable and 'seemingly necessary'are these: D. A. James, the testator, died on the 14th day of December, 1903, leaving a last will and testament, in which…
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- Rogers v. RogersNew York Court of Chancery · 1828
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- Edmunds' Adm'r v. ScottSupreme Court of Virginia · 1884
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