Williamson v. Fontain
Tennessee Supreme Court
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…
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