Bramblett v. Trust Co.

Mrs. Dosia Head Brooks died leaving a will. B. P. Brooks, her husband, was her sole heir at law. Subsequently B. P. Brooks died leaving a will. On application for probate of this will the heirs at law of B. P. Brooks interposed a caveat which finally resulted in refusal to set up the paper as a will, and the estate was ordered to be distributed as in case of intestacy. In item 52 of the will of Mrs. Brooks the testatrix devised the residue of her estate “to the Trustees of the Dosia Head Brooks. Home for Gentlewomen.” The heirs at law of B. P. Brooks asserted a contention that this item of…