McKEE v. JOHNSON


312 S.W.2d 902 (1958)

John McKEE et al., Appellants, v. Lola JOHNSON, Executrix of the Estate of Mary McKee, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

April 25, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Young, Corbin, for appellants.

Pleas Jones, B. B. Snyder, Williamsburg, for appellees.


CAMMACK, Judge.

This action involves the construction of the holographic will of David C. McKee, who died in 1945. The will follows:

"In case of my death, I bequeath all my property or cash or savings accounts to my wife, Mary S. McKee. "(signed) David C. McKee"

After Mary McKee's death in 1954, the appellee, Mrs. Lola Johnson, executrix of her estate, instituted this action against the appellants, parents of David McKee, alleging that David McKee...

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