Ford's Estate

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffer,

Did Albert E. Ford die intestate, in which event his estate passes under the intestate laws to his only gon? Leighton M. Ford, or did he leave the will whose probate was confirmed by the decree of the orphans’ court, under which the son is disinherited? is the controversy we are called upon to decide on this appeal by the son.

Albert E. Ford was a man of large means. His estate, we are informed, aggregates between two and three million dollars. He was apparently an inflexible man of vigorous mentality, great determination and strong prejudices. He made many…