Legal Opinion

Williamson v. Fontain

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1874PublishedCited by 2 opinions

FROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Chancery Court. W. L. Scott, Chancellor.

1Opinion of the CourtNicholson, C. J.

Complainant is the widow of' Samuel B. Williamson, who died in She]by county in 1869, leaving complainant and defendant, Samuel B. Williamson, an infant son, his onjy child, surviving him. He was a member of the mercantile firm of Williamson, Hill & Co., which firm owned, at the time of the death of S. B. Williamson, valuable real estate, received by them in satisfaction of debts due the firm. He left a will, which was duly proven, and of which his widow and partner, N. Fontain, were qualified as executrix and executor. The widow dissented from the *213will, and now claims that she is entitled to…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Brown v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1958
  2. Cultra v. CultraTennessee Supreme Court · 1949

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