Stevens v. Myers
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Earl C. Bronaugh, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Burnett. This is a proceeding by Georgia Frances Stevens against - George Tobias Myers, Jr., to contest a certain instrument purporting to be the last will and testament and the codicil thereto of George T. Myers.
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From Multnomah: Earl C. Bronaugh, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Burnett. This is a proceeding by Georgia Frances Stevens against - George Tobias Myers, Jr., to contest a certain instrument purporting to be the last will and testament and the codicil thereto of George T. Myers. The facts are as follows: On July 22, 1907, upon the petition of the defendant here, the county court of Multnomah County, Oregon, admitted to probate, in common form, a paper, purporting to be the last will and testament of George T. Myers, and a codicil annexed thereto, and directed that letters testamentary issue…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett
The general charge is that the decedent lacked testamentary capacity, and the specification is .that he labored under an insane delusion. At the hearing, no effort was made to establish a general insanity of the testator. The principal endeavor of both parties was to establish or overturn the averment of delusion already mentioned.
Sallie S. Myers, wife of the decedent, was born October 21, 1845, and died January 12, 1902. The testator himself, George T. Myers, was born October 30, 1836, and died July 12, 1907. The will in question was made May 31, 1902, and the codicil December 3, 1902. The…
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