Shafer v. Henry County Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital

Anna Wright Shumaker died July 24, 1941. Her will, duly probated, devised a life estate in a certain residence property in Mt. Pleasant to a brother and sister who occupied the property with her, with remainder over in four *196undivided parts to another sister, a nephew, and two nieces. One of the nieces, Laura Shafer, was executrix of the will. On April 29, 1943, the executrix filed an application in probate asking the court for an order finding that said property is exempt from claims of creditors because it was the homestead ,of testatrix, also asking that the claims be classified as to…