Wilkinson v. Wilkinson
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
BRADY, Justice:
The Chancery Court of Amite County, Mississippi, rendered a decree construing the last will and testament of Horace E. Wilkinson, deceased, and therein decreed that Mrs. Nora Wilkinson, his widow, was vested with a simple life estate in all of testator’s property without any power of disposition; and, upon the death of the said Mrs. Nora Wilkinson, remainder over in fee simple of all of said property shall vest in testator’s children who may be living at that time, share and share alike. From that decree this appeal is prosecuted.
The basic question before this Court is: Did the…
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- Cross v. O'CavanaghMississippi Supreme Court · 1945
- Vaughn v. VAUGHNMississippi Supreme Court · 1960
- Cooper v. SimmonsMississippi Supreme Court · 1959
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- Old Ladies' Home Ass'n v. MillerMississippi Supreme Court · 1953
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