Tate v. Norton
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne
A brief statement of the facts of this case is necessary to render intelligible the conclusions at which we have arrived. Joseph W. Clay, of the State and county of Arkansas, died intestate in May, 1853. He left a widow, Sarah G. Clay, since deceased, and three minor children, — Joseph W. Clay, also since deceased; Mary S. Clay, since married to Thomas G. Tate; and Caroline Clay, since married to Raynor W. Whitfield. The four parties last named are the appellants.
Thomas Fletcher, the brother of the widow, was appointed by the Probate Court of the proper county administrator of the estate, and…
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