Edwards v. Edwards

Appellant is the widow and sole heir-at-law, and appellees are the sisters, nephews and nieces and a brother, of A. M. Edwards, deceased. Appellees propounded and succeeded in having established an alleged nuncupative will of A. M. Edwards, under which appellant has a life and appellees a remainder interest in the personal estate of decedent. The widow appeals.

Appellees, by plea in bar filed here, contend first that this appeal should be dismissed because appellant, after the case was tried below and a few days before expiration of six months thereafter, renounced, by writing, the will so…