McInturff v. . Gahagan

The will of S. S. Shelton was construed by the Chancery Court of Greenville, Tennessee, in an action entitled, Mary Hampton, Executrix, v. Margaret Bell Shelton et al. The judgment in that decree provided: “But in case of the W. C. Cook note, he will be allowed the preference to keep the amount, on condition he keeps it properly secured.” It is contended that this is rels adjudicaba. It does not appear from the record that either the defendant, Cook, or the defendant, Gahagan, or his executors were parties to that suit. No document appears in the record except the judgment and it is…