Bailey v. Bee
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Mercer County. Bill by Katie I. Baüey and others against Isaiah Bee and others. Prom decree for defendants, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Lynch, Judge :
Katie I. Bailey and others, children of A. J. Lacy, deceased, who was a son of the testatrix, filed their bill in equity to annul the will of Mary L. Bee, on the alleged grounds of mental incompetency and undue influence. . The defendants are her husband, Dr. Isaiah Bee, executor under the will, her son, Dr. I. E.- Bee, and the children of Mollie K. McCreery, deceased, her daughter. The bill charges Dr. Isaiah Bee with •having secured the execution of the will in behalf of the person named in it as beneficiary. On an issue, devisavit vel non, the jury found against plaintiffs as…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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