Farris v. Bingham

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Turner

Reversing on the original and affirming on the cross-appeal.

J. S. Bingham died intestate in June, 1906, a resident of Whitley County, leaving a widow, Sarah Bingham, and the two infant appellees, Robert A. Bingham and Joseph J. Bingham, as his only heirs-at-law.

His estate consisted of a house and lot in Corbin, worth about $1,000, and a small tract of land in' Whitley County, of little value, his personal estate consisting only of household effects. There was also a life insurance policy payable to his widow, which she afterwards collected and invested in a…