Liles v. May
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Pike county. Hon. J. S. Hicks, Chancellor. J. W. Liles was proponent of a will which was contested by Mrs. W. J. May and others. Prom a decree for contestants, proponent appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Pike county. Hon. J. S. Hicks, Chancellor. J. W. Liles was proponent of a will which was contested by Mrs. W. J. May and others. Prom a decree for contestants, proponent appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. We want to state at the outset to the court, that there never was a greater travesty than the verdict for the contestants in this ease, and that this record shows numerous reversible errors in it, but, in preparing this brief, we found the authorities and the text writers on evidence and the Mississippi supreme court, so…
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, O. J.,
delivered the opinion of the. court.
On April 12, 1907, Mrs. Nancy Liles died, leaving surviving her a husband, J. W. Liles, appellant; and several children of a former marriage, appellees herein. On the 1st day of August following an instrument, alleged to be the will of Mrs. Liles, attested by two subscribing witnesses, and proven by their affidavits, was by appellant propounded for, and afterwards admitted to, probate. On the 13th day of November following, appellees filed a petition in the court below, alleged that the will was a forgery and praying that the probate thereof be…
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