Estate of Manillus Day v. Harkey

This appeal is from a decree invalidating a document tendered as the last will and testament of Manillus R. Day, deceased, and declaring that the decedent died intestate.

The decedent’s heirs and next of kin consist of cousins and second cousins, all of whom are parties to this proceeding. The 12 first cousins appear as contestants. Decedent’s second cousins, 5 in number, were impleaded as defendants.

Leo Clyde Harkey, as the sole beneficiary under the will and as its nominated executor, is the proponent and alone prosecutes this appeal from the decree of the circuit court.

The contestants…