Brown v. Brown
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
INZER, Justice:
This case involves the last will and testament of Vernon H. Woollard, late of Panola County, Mississippi, and a chancery court decree upholding the will. The will was contested by appellant, John D. Brown, and others who are first cousins of the testator and his only heirs at law, except for Hassell Brown, another first cousin who refused to join in the contest. Appel-lee, Joe M. Brown, is the executor named in the will and the sole beneficiary. He is the son of Hassell Brown, and is a second cousin of the testator, who died on or about June 6, 1965.
The will, which had been…
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