Hensley v. Ball

PALMORE, Judge.

Smith Ball died intestate at his home in Harlan County on June 2, 1954, at the age of 77. He was survived by his wife, Mattie, and two sets of children by previous marriages. He had amassed a substantial amount of property during his lifetime, and his death was followed by controversy among the survivors. This is a suit by the administrator against the widow and children to recover assets and settle the estate. Each and all of the parties have appealed from various aspects of a partial judgment (made final and ap-pealable as authorized by CR 54.02) determining ownership of the…