Johnson v. Stancelle
Johnson v. Stancelle
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
An examination of the will attempted to be executed by Johnson, alias Jacobs, convinces us that it was the product of a mind so completely shattered that testamentary capacity was wholly lacking. The document was evidently drawn in contemplation of immediate suicide, and the unprintable nonsense it contains-cannot be reconciled, with the theory .of sanity. We deem it un
The case is reversed and remanded, with directions to the chancery court to enter a decree setting aside the probate of the will. Reversed.
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- Sarah E. Johnson v. Bridget G. Stancelle
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- Wills. Insanity apparent from the instrument. Suicide. Supreme court practice. Where an alleged will, drawn in contemplation of suicide, contains matters irreconcilable with all theories of sanity and was manifestly the product of a mind wholly devoid of testamentary capacity, it should be adjudged void, and the supreme court will reverse a decree probating such an instrument.