Burnside v. Burnside

This is a sequel to the case of Cheatham v. Burnside, 222 Miss. 872, 77 So. 2d 719. That decision involved a contest of the alleged last will and testament of Sim Burnside, deceased, and we there upheld a decree of the chancery court, based on a jury verdict, holding the will to be invalid.

Thereafter three different sets of heirs came into court and each set claimed to be the nearest of kin of the deceased. One set claimed to be the descendents of Betsy Burnside. Another set claimed to be the descendents of Tom Burnside. Another set claimed to be the descendents of Joseph Burnside, who was…