Garner v. Meredith

Melker J. Garner died in 1927 leaving a will devising tbe real estate involved in this suit to his wife Elizabeth Garner for life with remainder to his four children, Lowell Garner (plaintiff), Myrle Meredith, Dora James, and Elizabeth Simms, in equal shares subject, however, to a contract between Melker J. Garner and wife and Lowell Garner and Myrle Meredith which contract was incorporated in the subsequent will of the testator.

*226The testator was surety on notes executed by Albert J ames, husband of his daughter, Dora James. The contract stated that Lowell Garner and Myrle Meredith, for a…