Supreme Court of Alabama June 15, 1848 (Wilks's Adm'r v. Greer)

CHILTON, J.

The first question which arises in this case for our consideration, is, whether the estate created by the deed from Francis Wilks to his daughters, Martha Stewart and Mary Greer, is to be considered as a gift purely, or as an advancement, or whether the deed should be construed as a testamentary paper ?