Teel v. Gaskill

25 Cal.2d 520 (1944)

Estate of IRENE L. TEEL, Deceased. JOHN E. TEEL, Appellant,

v.

RILMA K. GASKILL, Respondent.

Sac. No. 5537.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

Dec. 28, 1944.

Hill & Hill and Arthur W. Hill, Jr., for Appellant.

John F. Quinn and Irwin T. Quinn for Respondent.

CARTER, J.

This case involves the contest of the will of Irene L. Teel who died on December 2, 1940. Proponent is the surviving husband of decedent, and contestant is her daughter by a former marriage. The contest was based upon the grounds of undue influence and unsoundness of mind. A jury returned a verdict in favor of…