Rogers v. Crisp

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

Joe B. Lewis, a resident of Columbia County, died testate on December 26, 1964. An instrument, purporting to be his last will and testament, dated June 22, 1964, was offered for probate. The will designated Jean Welch Crisp, a friend and neighbor, as sole beneficiary. Appellants1 objected to the probate of the will, asserting that Joe B. Lewis was not mentally competent to execute the will on June 22, 1964, and further, that he was acting under undue influence at the time of its execution. On trial, the court found that Lewis was mentally capable of executing…