Hazelwood v. Woodward

Opinion or the Court by

Judge Fulton

Affirming.

A motion was made to strike the bill of exceptions in this case on the ground that it was not filed within the time required by law. This motion is overruled and we are considering the case on its merits. In view of the conclusion reached, it is unnecessary to give our reasons for overruling the motion.

Dr. John Hazelwood was an ear/ eye, nose and throat specialist who had practiced in New Albany, Indiana, for many years and by the year 1927 he had accumulated a large estate, variously estimated in the evidence at from $125,000 to $400,000. He had…