Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Weeks
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided February 5, 1954PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Clapp, S. J. A. D.
This is an appeal from probate. Contestant-appellant, testatrix’ stepson, raises the three matters usually raised in such a case: undue influence, mental incapacity and improper execution of the will.
John Karl and his wife, testatrix’ sister, are charged with exerting the undue influence. Mental enfeeblement had brought testatrix to such a state of dependency and reliance upon them in point of mind, as to create a confidential relationship between them and her. In re Hopper’s Estate, 9 N. J. 280 (1952); Stroming v. Stroming, 12 N. J.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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3Cited by17 opinions
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