Broaddus's devisees v. Broaddus's heirs
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 22 — PROBATE OF WILL APPEAL PROM MADISON CIRCUIT COURT. CITED Coke on Lyttleton; 360. 3 Bush, 27, Hill, &c. v. Turner. 5Mon. 129, Fisher v. Cockerill. 5 Mon. 140, Fisher v. Higgins. 6 Bacon’s Abridgment, 370. 1Blackstone’s Commentaries, 44. 1 Bay’s Reports, 179. 5 J. J. Marsh. 91, Shropshire v. Reno. 4 Bibb, 244, Harper’s will. 5 Ind. 137, Addison v. Wilson. 4 Met. 168, Sechrest v. Edwards. 2 B. Mon. 80, Reed’s will. 2 Bush, 614, Kevil v. Kevil. 7 Bush, 491, Munday v.…
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Case 22 — PROBATE OF WILL APPEAL PROM MADISON CIRCUIT COURT. CITED Coke on Lyttleton; 360. 3 Bush, 27, Hill, &c. v. Turner. 5Mon. 129, Fisher v. Cockerill. 5 Mon. 140, Fisher v. Higgins. 6 Bacon’s Abridgment, 370. 1Blackstone’s Commentaries, 44. 1 Bay’s Reports, 179. 5 J. J. Marsh. 91, Shropshire v. Reno. 4 Bibb, 244, Harper’s will. 5 Ind. 137, Addison v. Wilson. 4 Met. 168, Sechrest v. Edwards. 2 B. Mon. 80, Reed’s will. 2 Bush, 614, Kevil v. Kevil. 7 Bush, 491, Munday v. Taylor. 7 Ala., Couch v. Couch. 3 Humphrey, 278, Gass v. Gass. 2 J. J. Marsh. 341, Elliott’s will. 1 B. Mon. 351,…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE PRYOR
delivered the opinion op the court.
George ~W. Broaddus died in the county of Madison on the 31st of August, 1871, leaving a paper purporting to be his last will and testament, made and published on the 14th of June, 1870. He had been twice married, leaving surviving him six children by his first and five by his last wife. This paper was offered for probate in the Madison County Court by his widow, *302Cynthia Broaddus, and her five children; and upon the hearing their motion to probate was denied, from which an appeal was taken to the circuit court of the same county, resulting in a…
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