Hodo v. Jenkins

Duckworth, Chief Justice.

The exception here is to the direction of a verdict, on an appeal to the superior court, against the caveators and in favor of the propounder of the will of Susie Hodo. The three subscribing witnesses testified to the execution of the will and the sound mental condition of the testatrix at the time she executed it. The only attempt to challenge this evidence was proof of heavy drinking of the testatrix. Witnesses to this condition saw her frequently, one seeing her daily, but none saw her at the time the will was executed nor at a time preceding or following that…