Jones v. Gladney

This is a contest between brothers and sisters on one side and their stepmother on the other following the death of their respective father and husband. The intestate, John Jefferson Gladney, had two daughters and one son by a previous marriage — the son having predeceased his father leaving two surviving children (grandchildren of the intestate). The intestate remarried and lived with Erline Gladney as his wife for about three years before his death on August 28, 1973.

The assets of the estate were as follows:

1) A $3800 joint bank account with his wife, Erline;

2) A $14,000 joint bank account…