Legal Opinion
Hutton v. Gwin
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided April 22, 1940No. 34126PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGriffith, J.
So far as material to the question now under consideration, the will which is here involved is as follows:
“I, John D. Gwin, a citizen and resident of Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi, of sound and disposing mind and memory, and conscious of the uncertainty of life and of the certainty of death, do make this my last will and testament, revoking all other wills and testaments that I may have heretofore made.
“Item 1. I devise and bequeath to my beloved wife Annie Kelly Gwin an undivided one-half interest in all of my property both real and personal, subject to provisions hereinafter made.
“It…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Clopton v. GholsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1876
- Norton v. PhelpsMississippi Supreme Court · 1877
- Hines v. PottsMississippi Supreme Court · 1879
- Parham v. StithMississippi Supreme Court · 1879
- Stern Bros. v. HamptonMississippi Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Scott v. HollingsworthMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
- Jones v. BarnettSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1963
- Estate of Collins v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1999