Wood v. Wood

James Wood died on March 26, 1915, leaving a will. His heirs were his brothers, Richard S., Iven and George, his sister, Julia A. Beekman, the descendants of his deceased brothers, Milton and David, and the descendants of two half brothers named Smith. He left a widow, who renounced the will. His estate, worth about $225,000, consisted mostly of real estate. His brother George, and the descendants of his brother Milton and of the deceased half brothers, took nothing under the will. George filed a bill in the circuit court of Morgan county praying that the will be set aside on the ground that…