Perkins v. Brown

SEBRING, J.:

Elsie Perkins, a widow, married R. H. Brown on July 29, 1937. Thereafter, during coverture, Mrs. Elsie Perkins Brown executed the following last will and testament, in favor of Dorothy Lenora Perkins, a minor daughter by her former marriage:

“I, Elsie Perkins Brown, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make this my last will and testament, hereby revoking any and all others that I have heretofore made.

“Item 1. It is my will and desire that my body be buried in a Christian-like manner, the place and details of which I leave to my niece Lois Elizabeth Bell and my mother…