Ford v. Cottrell
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM. KNOX. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Knox County. Hon. Wild D. Wright, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Thad. A. Cox, Special Judge,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
These consolidated causes involve the construction of the will of Matilda’Ford, deceased. W. B. Ford is the executor of the said Matilda Ford, the latter having died at her home in Knox county, Tenn., on June • 23, 1917, seized and possessed of a personal estate valued at about $8,000, and a house and lot on Eutledge Pike, in the suburbs of Knoxville; the last will and testament being dated August 8, 1913.
By the terms of the will, testator provided for the payment of her debts and for a number of legacies. She *172did not dispose…
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