Succession of Connor

The deceased made a -will in favor of his wife. Then he became insane and was committed to an insane asylum under the provision of Act No. 253 of 1910; but he was never formally interdicted.

For a while ,his wife remained loyal to him. But afterwards she had her marriage to him annulled, and then remarried.

Thereupon he made a new will revoking his former’ will and bequeathing his estate to his legal heirs.

The only question involved is whether this later will be valid.

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We are not prepared to hold that even a formal interdiction deprives the person interdicted ipso facto of all power to make,…