Herd v. Herd

Opinion of the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

Reversing.

Oscar Herd died in Laurel County on May 7, 1939, survived by Ms widow, Virginia Herd, and his parents, Harve and Rosa Herd. On January 15, 1940, the parents filed a petition in equity against the widow in which they described the estate of the decedent as consisting of personal property, principally cash, of the net value of $6,593.55, and charged that the widow had written and forged an instrument as decedent’s will and had it probated upon false testimony in the Laurel County Court. The plaintiffs prayed that the instrument and all…