Jackson v. Brown

Wyatt, Justice.

The controlling questions made by the record may be determined by answering the following question:’ Was Mrs. Ruth V. Jackson, at the time of her death, the owner in fee of a one-third undivided interest in the property which was owned by Edgar Jackson at the time of his death, either under the terms of the will of Edgar Jackson or under any election that the widow may have made or attempted to make to take a child’s part of the estate?

An answer to this question depends upon a construction of the will of Edgar Jackson. While this will was crudely drawn, we think, looking to the…