McClure v. Wade

The primary question is whether or not the plaintiff in error, Mrs. McClure, is estopped to contest the will of her father, S-. L. Atchley. The circuit judge held she was estopped and she has appealed and assigned errors. Certain of the defendant beneficiaries have also appealed (although satisfied with the result) and assigned errors on other contentions made by them and not decided in their favor. We shall decide all of these questions in the order presented.

The only assault made upon the alleged will is that it was not signed or acknowledged by Mr. Atchley in the presence of two witnesses,…