Loftin v. Yancey

BAYLESS, Y. C. J.

C. T. Loftin was guardian of the estate of John Stanley Yancey, an adult, incompetent ex-soldier. Yancey executed a will on the day of his death in which Loftin was named as chief beneficiary. The will was denied probate by the county court of Garvin county, and on appeal to the district court and trial de novo the will was again denied probate. This appeal followed.

The protest against the petition to admit the will to probate was based upon several grounds. The trial judges both exonerated the proponent of undue influence, menace, or duress. They both found that the testator…