Meredith v. Meredith

Rice, J.,

delivering the opinion of the Court:

This case comes to this Court on appeal from the decree and order of the Register of Wills allowing the probate of the will of Mrs. Simpson in its entirety.

The will as originally executed was a valid will in all respects.

The question presented is, whether the cancellation of the words in the fifth item, under the circumstances, operated as a revocation of that item of the will.

Section 3250, Code 1915, provides:

“A last will and testament, or any clause thereof, shall not be altered, or revoked, except by cancelling by the testator, or in his…