Hilton v. Johnson

John W. Hilton died in 1938 leaving a wife and no children. His nearest of kin, other than his wife, being seven brothers and sisters. He left a will by which he devised and bequeathed to his seven brothers and sisters all of his property in equal shares, naming his sister Mrs. Lyda Johnson, one of the appellees, as the executrix. There was a trial- of the issue devisavit vel non between his widow, the appellant, on the one hand and his seven brothers and sisters, the appellees, on the other hand. The trial was by a jury. After the evidence was in the court directed a verdict in favor of the…