Estate of McGovran
Cases that cite this one
17 later published cases cite this decision.
- Estate of Rothberg, S. Appeal of: Rothberg, M. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015)
- Sommerville Will (Pa. 1962)
- Union Trust Co. of New Castle v. Cwynar (Pa. 1957)
- Colorado National Bank v. Cole (Colo. 1924)
- Coleman v. Coleman (Or. 1917)
- Wade v. Northup (Or. 1914)
- Lang v. Lang (Iowa 1912)
- Morgan v. Morgan (D.C. Cir. 1908)
- Sommerville Estate (Philadelphia County Orphans' Court 1961)
- Duross Will (Pa. 1959)
- Will (Pa. 1952)
- Weiss Will (Pa. 1951)
- Dowling Estate (Philadelphia County Orphans' Court 1949)
- Leedom Estate (Pa. 1943)
- Mark's Estate (Pa. 1929)
- Alexander's Estate (Pa. 1914)
- Hemingway's Estate (Pa. 1900)
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Opinion of the Court
After a careful examination of the testimony in this case we fail to discover any evidence which in our opinion would have justified a verdict against the will of the testatrix. The testimony in support of the mental capacity of the testatrix is simply overwhelming. The alleged delusions which are thought to sustain the charge of testamentary incapacity as to the tes
We think the opinion of the learned court below is an ample-vindication of the conclusions reached that an issue should be-refused, and we sustain the decree of the court for the reasons-stated therein.
Decree affirmed and appeal dismissed at the cost of the appellant.
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