Hess v. Lackey

This action was brought by the appellants against the appellees upon an instrument of writing signed by seven of the eight appellees, but not by the appellants. It was commenced March 8, 1917, and the final judgment was rendered November 16, 1918.

The amended complaint alleged that on a day not named, in November, 1915, one Rachael A. Lackey, who was the grandmother of appellants (plaintiffs) and the mother of the seven appellees who are alleged to have signed the contract sued on, departed this life leaving a will and a codicil thereto; that the will was executed in the lifetime of the father…