Cooper v. Simmons

This is an appeal by Miss Bernice Simmons, guardian of Mrs. Cornelia Cooper, n. c. m., from a decree of the Chancery Court of Lauderdale County which rejected her contention on the construction of the last will and testament of Mrs. Eugenia Shannon, deceased, that Mrs. Cooper was entitled to a one-half interest in the estate of the decedent.

The litigation arose out of these circumstances: Mrs. Cornelia Cooper, Mrs. Mamie S. Phillips and Mrs. Eugenia Shannon, sisters, were all widows and childless. Except for themselves as heirs of each other, their only next of kin and heirs were the five…