McFarland v. McFarland

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.:

Charles W. McFarland, a resident of Douglas county, died in January, 1915. He left a purported will, which had been executed at a time when he was initiated into a secret order, and perhaps as a part of the ceremony of such initiation. By the terms of *535this instrument he left all his property to his wife, except $2,000 to his sister, Nellie K. McFarland. After his death, to avoid any controversy or litigation over the purported will, an agreement was reached between the widow and Nellie K. McFarland by which the widow gave her note to Nellie…