Simpson v. Millsaps
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the chancery court of, first district, Hinds county. Hon. Henry 0. Conn, Chancellor. Millsaps and others, appellees, were complainants in the court below; Simpson and others, appellants, were defendants, there.
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From the chancery court of, first district, Hinds county. Hon. Henry 0. Conn, Chancellor. Millsaps and others, appellees, were complainants in the court below; Simpson and others, appellants, were defendants, there. Appellant filed their bill in the chancery court of Hinds, county against appellees, in which they allege that they are legatees of the income of the estate under the will of the late W. H. Tribette, and that appellees are the trustees of saidi estate under the will; that by the terms of said will the income from certain bank stocks should be paid to them during their lives, and…
1Opinion of the CourtOalhoon, J.
The will in the record giving rise to this proceeding is somewhat remarkable as a testamentary instrument in modern times. It also serves to open a field for serious legislative consideration. The reporter is requested to publish it in full, together with the brief of counsel for appellants and the opinion of the learned chancellor in the court below. Appellees are mere testamentary trustees, with no personal or controversial interest, but who simply wish their course marked out by adjudication. Our court of last resort has .never yet been called on to align itself with any class of decisions…
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- Nirdlinger's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- Estate of TraungCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
- MacEachron v. Trustees of Iowa CollegeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1920
- In Re the Estate of FeraSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- Simpson v. WatkinsMississippi Supreme Court · 1932
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