Boggess v. Crail

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Willis

Affirming.

Shannon Crail was an orphan boy living with Lewis McCown and Emma McCown, his wife, who had no children of their own.

In 1876’, when the boy was about 3 years old, Mc-'Cown executed a will, and by the second item thereof provided:

“I do, saving and exempting the land and legacy mentioned and bequeathed herein in the third item thereof, give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Emma McCown, all and singular my whole and entire estate, consisting of lands, personal property, cash, notes, choses in action, bonds, bills, etc., to have and to hold and to…