Tankersley v. Tankersley

SIMPSON, Justice.

This case was assigned to another Justice on original submission but on February 8, 1960 was reassigned to the writer for study and preparation of the opinion.

This is an appeal from a will contest tried before a jury in the Circuit Court; verdict was for appellee, proponent of the will. Appellee was the alleged wife of testator. Appellants are brothers of testator and contestants of the will. These- brothers apparently constitute the testator’s heirs at law and would inherit his property if he died intestate.

Grounds of contest were (1) the will was revoked by operation of law…