Smith v. Thompson

James W. Smith and Hattie Smith, his wife, each made a will on March 2, 1926. In his will he left his entire estate to his wife. He also provided that, in case she should predecease him, one-third of his estate should pass in equal shares to his mother and his three sisters, naming them, and to the two sisters and a niece of his wife, naming them. Hattie Smith, the wife, in her will left her entire estate to her husband. Then followed the same provisions as in his will for the distribution of one-third of her estate in the event that her husband predeceased her.

James W. Smith died at the city…