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CROCKETT v. SCOTT

284 S.W.2d 289 (1955)

Annie Read CROCKETT et al. v. Edwyna SCOTT et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Rehearing Denied December 9, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Martin, Jr., of Memphis, C.S. Carney, Jr., Ripley, Stegall & Laroche, of Murfreesboro, for appellants.

Holmes & Holmes, of Trenton, for appellees.

BURNETT, Justice.

This suit involves the proper construction of a paragraph of the will of Mary C. Person, it is as follows:

"I will, devise and give all the balance of my property, both real and personal, * * * to my sister, Jean M. Sanford * * * for and during her natural life * * * and after the death of my sister, said Jean M. Sanford, I will, devise and give said property to Cora Field and the children of Jean M. Sanford then living and the heirs of...

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