Basket v. Hassell (108 U.S. 267)/Opinion of the Court
It is now urged that the indorsement and delivery of the c
nevertheless good as a will of personalty under the laws of
Tennessee, and, passing the title as such, entitled the appellant
to a decree for the payment of the money. But the conclusion is
not justified by the assumption, for a will of personalty in
Tennessee does not take effect until probate, (St. Tenn. 1871, §
appointed previously, as in case of intestacy, to whom the decree
in this case awarded it. The petition is, therefore, denied.
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