Starnes v. Sanders

James D. Starnes brought suit to recover described land. His petition alleged, that in 1908 he married Hattie Stephens, who died in 1909, leaving no children; that the plaintiff is her sole heir at law; that there has never been any administration upon her estate, and that she left no will. The petition further alleged that John R. Stephens, the grandfather of Hattie Stephens, devised the land in question to Hattie Stephens; the material parts of said will being as follows: Item 3: “I give, bequeath, and devise to my beloved wife, Susan Stephens, all of my pi’operty 3f every description,…