Smith v. Cox's Committee

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Hobson

Affirming.

Meredith Cox who lived in Warren County,- made this will in the year 1893. He had an only son Eugene Cox to whom he devised the bulk of his estate. Eugene Cox had two daughters, Mary and Jennie, the children of his first wife; they lived much of their life with their grandfather, who devised to each of them in his will $2,500 in money.

Meredith Cox died in 1903, and his will was then admitted to probate. Between the making of his will and his death he bought for his granddaughter, Mary Cox Smith, two tracts of land, for one of which he paid…