Singleton v. Shewmake

Jenkins, Justice.

The will offered, for probate was typewritten, and contained certain alterations made with a pen, as follows: To item 1, designating the manner of burial, was added the words, “and beside my husband’s grave.” Two diagonal cross lines forming a large “X” covering the whole paragraph were drawn across item 3, which devised all of the equity in a farm, on which the devisee held a security deed, described in the item. On the left margin of the paper opposite this item were the words written in ink: “Substitute Pay any amt. due her accclg. to *786papers held and give her $1000 as a…