Supreme Court of Alabama May 30, 1929, 6 Div. 385. (Dutton v. Swann)

GARDNER, J.

John Dutton, a resident of Blount .county, died on August 8, 1924, leaving adult and minor heirs by former marriages, and a widow, Mary Dutton. His estate consisted of an 80-acre homestead valued at $1,500 or $1,600, a 40-acre tract valued at $300 or $400, some personalty, such as mules, wagon, trucks, and a few hundred dollars on deposit in the bank.