Hardy v. Richards
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from chancery court of Lowndes county. ' Hon. J. F. McCool, Chancellor. Application of D. D. Richards as guardian of Mrs. S. B. Hardy, a non compos mentis, to renounce the will of her husband. From a decree by the court ratifying and approving the action of the guardian in making the renunciation, T. W. Hardy, executor of the deceased husband and a legatee, appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from chancery court of Lowndes county. ' Hon. J. F. McCool, Chancellor. Application of D. D. Richards as guardian of Mrs. S. B. Hardy, a non compos mentis, to renounce the will of her husband. From a decree by the court ratifying and approving the action of the guardian in making the renunciation, T. W. Hardy, executor of the deceased husband and a legatee, appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. We insist that under the law and circumstances of this case that the will and desire of C. Hardy ought to be respected, and that the court ought not to exercise a…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
Cornelius Hardy died testate, leaving as his sole heir his widow, Mrs. S. 'B. Hardy, who is a non compos mentis, for whom the appellee, D. B. Richards, was appointed guardian, who, for said widow, renounced the will of her deceased husband, which renunciation the chancery court by decree approved, from which decree the appellant, T. W. Hardy, executor, and one of the legatees, under the will, appeals to this court. By this will Corne*633lius Hardy provides that the appellant, a second cousin, . should be executor without bond, and have the power to sell any or all of his estate, and make…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Andrews v. BassettMichigan Supreme Court · 1892
- Crenshaw v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
- Lewis v. . LewisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1846
- Bassett v. DurfeeMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
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- In re BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
- Estate of Mullins v. Estate of MullinsMississippi Supreme Court · 1960
- United States v. TigheDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1964
- Hardy v. RichardsMississippi Supreme Court · 1912
- Wolcott v. WolcottMississippi Supreme Court · 1966
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