Hoggatt v. Clopton
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM RUTHERFORD. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Rutherford County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and. by cer-tiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. — Hon. W. S. Bearden, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. McAlister, Special Judge,
delivered the opinion of the court.
Dr. J. W. Hoggatt, a citizen of Davidson county, died at his home near Nashville, March 7, I860'. By his last will executed January 29, 1863 (about five weeks prior to his death), he disposed of a large estate, consisting of both realty and personalty, situated in Davidson, Sumners, Wilson, and Rutherford counties, in this State, and a cotton plantation in the State of Mississippi. The present controversies have to deal alone with the disposition made by the testator of a large tract of land in Rutherford county, now said to be…
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3Cited by30 opinions
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