In Re Denison's Estate

I am unable to agree with the majority opinion.

Many disinterested witnesses testified to the mental condition of Mrs. Denison. Dr. D.A. Nicholson, specialist in nervous and mental diseases, examined Mrs. Denison in Providence hospital on December 10, 1943, and concluded that she was suffering from a mental condition known as senile dementia. He stated that she was "confused and very forgetful, especially on recent events, and was forgetful as to remote events." Speaking of senile dementia, he stated:

"It is a slowly progressive disease which may be present for months or years, depending…