Hunt v. Morris

Complainant filed her bill seeking to set aside the will of John Barnes, deceased, alleging that she was his daughter and only heir at law. The issue of this relationship was heard by the chancellor who held that she was not his daughter and heir at law and hence was not “person interested,” to which class of persons the right to contest the validity of a will is limited by section 7, chapter 148, Statute of Wills, Cahill’s St. ch. 148, fi 7, her bill was ordered dismissed and she appeals from this order. The section under which the proceeding was brought is, in part, as follows :

“That if any…