Brown v. Bryant

TARLTON, Chief Justice.

The duly probated will of Laban Bryant, deceased, contains the following clauses which give rise to the questions presented in this appeal:'

“Item 3. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Fancy E. Bryant, one-fifth of th.e entire estate, both .real and personal, which I own and shall be seized of at my death.

“Item 4. I give and bequeath to my son C. L. Bryant enc-fifth of all the estate, both real and personal, of which I may be seized and possessed at my death.

“Item 5. I give and bequeath and devise to my son J. W. Bryant one-fifth of all the estate, both real and…