Sneed v. Reynolds

This appeal involves a contest of the last will and testament of Mrs. Maeda C. Reynolds, who was a resident of the city of Hot Springs, and died on April 10, 1923. The instrument in controversy was executed on February 24, 1923, and, being without attesting witnesses, it was offered for probate as a holographic will. Evidence was introduced tending to show that the entire body of the will and the signature thereto were written in the proper handwriting of the testatrix, as required by statute ('Crawford & Moses ’ Digest, § 10494, par. 5), and the verdict of the jury was in favor of upholding…