Elkinton v. Brick

The Ordinary.

This appeal is from a decree of the Salem orphans court, which admits to probate, with the last will of Charles Elkinton, a paper purporting to be a codicil to that will.

The will bears date on the 28th day of October, 1876,' and the codicil on ÜSTovember 28th, 1879.

When the will was made the testator was about seventy years of age, and resided at the village of Pennsgrove, in Salem county. His wife was dead. The natural objects of his bounty were his four sons, all of whom were then living. By the will he divided his property into four equal parts. One of those parts he gave to…