Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Johnson
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 16, 1893PublishedCited by 32 opinions
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from Chancery Court of Shelby County. W. D. Beard, Ch.
1Opinion of the CourtWilkes, J.
This is a bill, to construe the several items of the will of John Cummings Johnson, deceased.
The testator died July 25, 1892, leaving a widow, Complainant Mary Mildred Johnson, and seven children by a former marriage, and possessed of quite a large estate pf both realty and personalty.
The will was written by the testator, and is somewhat inartificially drawn. It consists of twenty-six items, and purports to convey and dispose of all the property of the testator.
The several items submitted to the Chancellor were construed by him, and specific directions were entered in the decree, and a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ould v. Washington Hospital for FoundlingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Tilden v. . GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Inglis v. Trustees of Sailor's Snug Harbour in City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
- Russell v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Read v. . WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
3Cited by32 opinions
- Bell v. ShannonTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
- Moore v. NeelyTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
- Powers v. First Nat. Bank of CorsicanaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- State ex rel. College of Bishops of M. E. Church v. Board of Trust of Vanderbilt UniversityTennessee Supreme Court · 1913
- Ewell v. SneedTennessee Supreme Court · 1917
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