WILSON v. HAFLEY


226 S.W.2d 308 (1949)

WILSON et al. v. HAFLEY.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Rehearing Denied February 10, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth D. Higgins, Athens, for complainant.

W. E. Michael, Sweetwater, for defendants.


BURNETT, Justice.

The question here is: Does a claim filed with the Clerk of the County Court within the time allowed for filing claims against decedent estates, Code, Section 8196.2, become a final and binding obligation of the estate when it is not excepted to by the personal representative within the time allowed?

The Chancellor held, under the authority of Warfield v. Thomas' Estate, 185 Tenn. 328, 206 S.W.2d 372, that the filing of the claim, uncontested...

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