Legal Opinion
MacMillan v. Knost
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 9, 1942No. 7828PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Associate Justice.
This appeal is from an order which refused probate to the will of Nellie E. Cameron of this District. A jury found that the will was obtained by undue influence. The question is whether the evidence supports that verdict.
The testatrix was a widow 76 years old. The will left her entire estate to appellant, a man about half her age, who was a grand-nephew of her late husband. Ap-pellee is her niece, and had been a beneficiary under previous wills.
Appellant lived in California. During occasional visits here, he was kind and attentive to the testatrix. He often took…
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