Legal Opinion

Pope v. Alexander

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided June 7, 1952PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett

This bill was filed by the administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Thomas H. Hartmus, deceased, seeking a construction of certain clauses of the will of the deceased, an adjudication of the validity of some of the provisions of the will, and a judicial determination of the duties and responsibilities of the said Pope as administrator, etc. According- to the allegations of the bill a number of conflicting contentions between the interested parties had arisen and for, this fact and due to the vagueness and uncertainty of some of the provisions of the will the bill was filed.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. American Trust & Banking Co. v. TwinamTennessee Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Travis v. RandolphTennessee Supreme Court · 1938
  3. Fite v. BeasleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1883
  4. Hornberger v. HornbergerTennessee Supreme Court · 1874

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hamilton National Bank of Knoxville, of the Estate of John Edd Bradley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
  2. Johnson v. South Blue Hill Cemetery AssociationSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1966
  3. Ruth K. Child v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
  4. Ruth K. Child v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976

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