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.