Mississippi Supreme Court January 15, 1850 (Weathersey v. Weathersby)

Mr. Justice Clayton

delivered the opinion of the court.

This was a proceeding in the court of probates of Amite *687county, to test the validity of a clause in the will of Lewis Weathersby, deceased. .This clause is alleged to be an attempted evasion of the law prohibiting the emancipation of slaves, by last will and testament, and for that reason void.