In Re Stoball's Estate

Ethridge, C.

This is an appeal from a decree of the Chancery Court of Franklin County, Mississippi, disallowing the requested probate of a will of Eph Stoball. The petition for probate was filed by Archie Prather, who is the grantee of the three devisees in the will, and by the de-visees. Prather is the only appellant. The principal question involved is whether Prather is estopped by his actions subsequent to testator’s death from probating this will under which he is now the sole claimant. We hold that he is so estopped and affirm the decree of the chancery court.

In the early fall of 1938 the…