Frank v. Frank
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Shelby County.— P. H. Heiskell, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Beard
On a former day of the term an opinion was handed down undertaking to construe the will of the late John F. Frank. The complainants have filed a very earnest petition asking for a re-examination of the matters then determined; it being insisted that in the affirmance of the decree of the chancellor, and adopting his construction of this will, serious errors had been committed against them. The chief error assigned is upon the holding as to the fourth item of the will. This item is as follows:
“Fourth. I hereby give, devise, and bequeath to my seven children and legal heirs, to wit, Charles F.,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Meacham v. GrahamTennessee Supreme Court · 1897
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. TarwaterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1903
- Friedman v. SteinerIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
- Vaughn v. CatorTennessee Supreme Court · 1886
- Jobe v. DillardTennessee Supreme Court · 1900
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Scruggs v. MayberryTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- Meek v. TrotterTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- Podesta v. PodestaCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1945
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