Newman v. Hall

Opinion of the Court by

Creal, Commissioner

Reversing, etc.

Richard Hall, a citizen and resident of Knott County, Kentucky, died intestate on November 1, 1929. The record is not clear as to his age but shows with reasonable certainty that he was nearing 80 at the time of his death. He was survived by one son, David Hall, one daughter, Merica Newman, and 4 grandchildren, Diamond Waddle, Lulu Hall, Clara Johnson and Nancy Caudill, children of his deceased daughter, Frankie Waddle, as his only heirs at law.

On November 11, 1929, David Hall lodged and caused to be recorded in the county court clerk’s…