Spencer's Appeal From Probate
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal from the refusal of the Court of Probate for the district of Huntington to admit to probate a paper propounded as a copy of the last will of Zachariah Spencer of Huntington, deceased, taken to the Superior Court in Fair-field County and tried to the jury before Roraback, J.; verdict and judgment confirming the action of the probate court, and appeal by Elizabeth Spencer, widow of the decedent.
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
On the trial of this cause evidence was offered by the appellant tending to prove these facts: She was married to the decedent in 1867, and they lived together till his death in October, 1901. In January, 1891, at his suggestion, each made a will in favor of the other as the sole beneficiary. He kept both wills until 1896, when, at her request, hers was delivered to her. After January; 1891, they occupied separate rooms. In the fall of 1900 she saw his will on a table at which he was sitting. She never revoked her will, and he never told her that he had revoked his or had any intention to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sydleman v. BeckwithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1875
- Vivian's Appeal From ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
- Canada's Appeal from ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1880
- Fitch v. Woodruff & Beach Iron WorksSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1860
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