21 Ala. 580 | Ala. | 1852
— The rule is, that a suit cannot be maintained for a legacy until the will has been admitted to probate, Kerr v. Moore, 9 Wheat. 565; Sheppard v. Nabors, 6 Ala. 631; and as sentences of foreign courts do not operate, except as evidence, beyond the limits of their jurisdiction, the proof or probate of the will in Cuba conferred no authority to proceed upon it as a will in this State, although it might be evidence upon which to have it admitted to probate here.
The decree of the Chancellor was correct, and the judgment is affirmed.