Wright v. Menefee

The appeal is from a decree of the probate court upon final settlement of the estate of Jere A. Henderson, deceased.

Decedent died May 29, '1923. He left a will in which his wife, now Beauford H. Menefee, was sole beneficiary.

J. C. Henderson, father of decedent, was named executor of the will, and, by its terms, exempted from giving bond as executor, from filing any inventory, and from accounting in any court.

The will was probated and letters testamentary issued to J. C. Henderson August 3, 1923. No inventory was filed nor settlement of the estate made until the death of the executor April 30,…