Billington v. Jones
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM MARSHALL. Appeal in error from tbe Circuit Court of Marshall County. W. 0. Houston, J.
1Opinion of the CourtWilkes, J.
This is an issue of devisant vel non over the will of Reuben Billington. The cause was heard before the trial Judge in the Court below, and the issue was found against the will, and the executor has appealed and assigned errors.
There is no controversy but that the instrument was duly executed in proper form by Reuben Billington, but the contention is that it was revoked and rendered null and void by an indorsement upon it.
It was executed in 1881, and was left in the *236care of James Wallace, one of the subscribing witnesses, where it remained some, four or five years. Mr- Billington then went to…
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