![]() ![]() Challenges were even more a sure thing, since the will, by a nearby law firm and written only three years ago, included both the family and consideration for the tax laws. Especially since Seth’s two children and their families were specifically excluded and 90 percent of the estate was to go to his Black housekeeper/nurse who had only worked for Hubbard three years. ![]() And representing the estate, based on a last-minute handwritten will, was going to be a challenge. The rumor was that Seth Hubbard had a substantial estate. Brigance had earned a reputation as an honest lawyer who was willing to stand up for black citizens. He couldn’t imagine why he had received the letter, though it was explained inside. ![]() Jake Brigance didn’t know Seth Hubbard - had never met him. He had also left detailed funeral arrangements, so people knew of Seth Hubbard they just didn’t know Seth Hubbard. Almost everyone had heard about the man found hanging in a tree with a note explaining that since he was dying of cancer anyway, he had chosen to take his own life. Few people in Ford County, Miss., had ever heard of Seth Hubbard, at least by name, when attorney Jake Brigance received the letter and handwritten will in the mail on a Monday morning. ![]()
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