Malle v. Hayes

This action comes into this court on a petition in error to the common pleas court of Cuyahoga county.

The action in the court below was a will contest case, and the verdict of the jury was to the effect that the paper writing in question was the last will and testament of the decedent Mary Hayes. A motion for a new trial was made and overruled, and it is to reverse the ruling of the court and the judgment on the verdict that this action is prosecuted here.

There are several very interesting questions involved, and it is not the first time that this case has been before this court. Some months…