Akins v. Akins

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The plaintiff seeks to set aside his father’s will. Judgment was rendered sustaining it, and the plaintiff appeals. The grounds alleged for setting aside the will were, that the father, John Akins, at the time he made the will, was of unsound mind, was a constant and excessive user of intoxicating liquor, was unduly influenced by defendants Maud Akins and Blanche Akins, his daughters, and was under an insane delusion which controlled him in making the will. There was evidence to show that he was of .unsound mind as the result of the…