In Re Edwards' Estate

This proceeding was instituted by Martha Virginia Earle, the only child and sole heir at law of Thomas Henry Edwards, deceased, to set aside the will of her father upon the ground of want of testamentary capacity, fraud and undue influence. He died at San Diego, California, on September 16, 1929, at the age of 59 years, leaving an estate estimated to be of the value of more than $400,000. The will was executed on February 21, 1929, and gave to the daughter the sum of $100 only, and the remainder of his property was given to other persons who had but little, if any, claim upon his bounty. The…