Magruder v. Magruder

GUNN, Judge.

This appeal arises from a declaratory judgment action brought by plaintiff-appellant Martha Turney Magruder to construe the will of her testator-husband, Glenn P. Magruder, and to quiet title to 40 acres of land owned by the testator at the time of his death. In 1925, the testator moved into the Dan and Bessie Turney home located on 80 acres in Shelby County. He lived in the Turney home and farmed their 80 acres until his death in 1969. In 1941, the testator bought for himself 40 acres of land adjoining the Turney farm. After Dan Turney’s death in 1958, the testator executed his…