Sharp v. Sharp

HARDY, Judge.

This is an action by plaintiffs against the widow of their deceased brother, Alonzo Sharp. Plaintiffs seek to disinherit the said widow on the ground that she is unworthy to inherit the property of decedent, whom, it is alleged, she murdered. An exception of no cause or right of action was filed on behalf of defendant and sustained, without written reasons, by the district judge. From judgment dismissing plaintiffs’ suit they bring this appeal.

The record does not affirmatively establish the value of the property in controversy, which is, of course, the value of the estate of the…