Barr v. Sumner
Indiana Supreme Court
From Benton Circuit Court; James T. Saunderson, Special Judge. Action by Edward C. Sumner and others against James R. Barr and others. From a judgment for plaintiffs, the defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
— Action by appellees, against appellants, to contest the will, and codicil thereto, of Mrs. Jehnie E. Caldwell, and to revoke the probate thereof. Trial by jury, verdict and judgment for appellees. Error is assigned on the overruling of appellants’ motion for judgment on the answers to interrogatories submitted, and on their motion for a new trial.
Testatrix, by her will and codicil, purported to devise real *407estate of the value of about $900,000, and to bequeath personalty worth about $80,000. She left surviving no husband, ancestor, or descendant. Appellees Edward C., Aaron T., and Reynolds…
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