Jackson v. White

Abner Jackson died on July 31, 1919, leaving a last will and testament, executed on December 12, 1918, by the terms of which he bequeathed to his grandson, Franklin Jackson, $50, to his daughter, Sarah Josephine White, $5,000, and the residue of his estate to his wife, Nellie Jackson. Mrs. White and Franklin’s father were children of a former wife, a sister of proponent, then living but divorced from testator. Notice of contest was filed by Mrs. White and the guardian of Franklin, who was a minor. The will was admitted to probate and an appeal taken to the circuit court. The reasons for the…