Legal Opinion
Foster v. Brady
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 28, 1939No. 27249. En BancPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeals, J.
February 15, 1937, George W. Doane died, at the age of eighty-three, leaving a will by which he devised his entire estate, with the exception of one hundred dollars, to W. R. Brady, his physician, a stranger to the blood, and naming Dr. Brady sole executor without bond. The will having been admitted to probate, Bertha Doane Foster, a half-sister of the testator, who was bequeathed one hundred dollars by his will, filed her petition in contest of the will, on the grounds of mental incapacity and undue influence. From a decree dismissing her petition, she appeals.
Mr. Doane was a bachelor, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dean v. JordanWashington Supreme Court · 1938
- In re Estate of TresidderWashington Supreme Court · 1912
- In re the Estate of BeckWashington Supreme Court · 1914
- In Re Bradley's EstateWashington Supreme Court · 1936
- In Re the Estate of LaackWashington Supreme Court · 1936
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