Mathews v. Forniss
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Wilcox. Heard before the Hon. Thos. W. Coleman. The bill in this case was tiled on the 17tli August, 1885,. by Mrs. Medora Mathews, one of the heirs at law and next of kin of George W. Mathews, deceased, against Mrs. Rebecca E. Forniss (formerly Mathews) and others ; and sought to vacate and set aside the probate of the last will and testament of said George W. Mathews, which bad been probated, on proof by the subscribing witnesses, and…
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Wilcox. Heard before the Hon. Thos. W. Coleman. The bill in this case was tiled on the 17tli August, 1885,. by Mrs. Medora Mathews, one of the heirs at law and next of kin of George W. Mathews, deceased, against Mrs. Rebecca E. Forniss (formerly Mathews) and others ; and sought to vacate and set aside the probate of the last will and testament of said George W. Mathews, which bad been probated, on proof by the subscribing witnesses, and without contest, on the 20th September, 1880. By his said last will and testament, the testator devised and bequeathed his…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, C. J.
Geo. W. Mathews intermarried with Lucy Mayhew, April 9, 1873. Within a little more than one month afterwards, lie, by deeds, some of them to a.trustee, and one of them to her directly, conveyed his entire real estate in such manner as that, if the said Lucy survived him, and the deeds were upheld, his estate, at. his death, would enure, to her benefit. His real estate was oí' relatively large value, and his personal property of but little value. He was an old man, and childless, and she survived him some three months, and died with*160out issue. His next of kin were one niece, Meclora Mathews,…
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