Kearns v. Roush

Woods, President:

This case deals with the effect of several testamentary papers, all in the handwriting of Dr. J. Whann McSherry, which were presented for probate shortly after their author’s death.

Dr. J. Whann McSherry, a very prominent citizen of Mar-tinsburg, died the latter part of January, 1928, at the age of ninety-four years. He was born and reared in Berkeley county and had resided there almost all his entire life. For a number of years he had been president of the Citizens National Bank of Martinsburg.

The record shows that on February 18, 1914, Dr. McSherry made a holographic will,…