Davis v. Tickell

The sole question involved herein is whether appellee is the widow of John Cowan, a colored man who died on June 17, 1922. The probate court appointed his sister, Viola Tickell, administratrix of his estate and appellee filed her petition to have the letters of administration revoked on the ground that she is his lawful widow and entitled to administer. Upon a hearing her petition was denied and she appealed to .the circuit court. That court held that she was the widow of the deceased and was entitled to the relief prayed.

The evidence shows that appellee and deceased were married by a…