Jones v. Parker

S. F. Jones died in 1925 leaving a last will and testament whereby he undertook to appoint his widow, Mrs. Ealda N. Jones, as guardian of their daughter, Mary V. Jones, a non compos mentis, who was born in 1899 and who was then confined in Stewart Home School in Frankfort, Kentucky. This appointment was of course invalid since there was no authority of law for a testator to name a guardian for an adult non compos mentis. Nothing was left by this will to the daughter, Mary Y. Jones, but S. F. Jones left a life insurance policy payable to Mary Y. Jones whereby she was to receive a guaranteed pay*69…