Turley v. Hazelwood

FOSTER, Justice.

This suit is in equity. It alleges that on September 29, 1930, a will of H. H. Turley was admitted to probate, and complainant sought to contest it in equity on the ground that decedent had for a valuable consideration promised and agreed to make him the devisee of all his property, and had in 1927 made a will in writing duly witnessed carrying such agreement into effect.

After a hearing, the court held that complainant was right in law and fact in that contention, and made a decree' that the will in 1927 was binding as a contract, and took precedence oyer the will made in…