Emmert v. Hays

The principal question presented by this record is, whether Rebecca Stallings, on the 7th day of December, 1870, had power, under the laws of the State, to dispose of real estate by will, and in order to get a clear understanding of the question, a brief reference to the facts is necessary.

It appears, from the record, that Rebecca Stallings was married to William Stallings on the 16th day of January, 1860; that at the time of her marriage she owned the real estate in controversy in fe.e; that she acquired the title by inheritance from her deceased father, George L. Hays, prior to the…