Kent v. McCaslin

In a proceeding to construe the will of G. H. Lenoir, deceased, the chancery court adjudged that appellant, J. E. Kent, did not have the right to have the real property devised to him under the will exonerated from certain liens out of the personal property of the estate. Kent appeals.

G. H. Lenoir, now deceased, wrote his will in his own hand on May 4, 1954. The devise in question was: “To J. E. Kent my interest in Beulah Gin Co.” Kent was not related to testator but had been an employee of the Beulah Gin Company since 1946. The will made no provision for the payment of debts; it contained no…