Sommerville Will

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Bell,

The question involved may be simply stated. Does a mother’s hatred for her illegitimately born daughter for no disclosed reason amount in law to an insane delusion and justify the voiding of her will?

Margaret Sommerville, the testatrix, died August 28, 1958. She executed her will on October 22, 1945. It was prepared by a reputable attorney, Henry J. Rebinan, and he and Mary J. Tait were subscribing witnesses. Unfortunately, both predeceased testatrix. Testatrix bequeathed and devised to her long-time friend, Martha Elizabeth Guy, her residuary estate which…