Emhardt v. Collett
Indiana Supreme Court
From Marion Probate Court (1,053) ; Mahlon E. Bash, Judge. Action by Margaret Collett and another against Adolph G. Emhardt, administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Edward A. Adams, deceased. From a judgment for plaintiffs, the defendant administrator appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEwbank, J.
The appellee, Margaret Collett, brought this action against appellant, as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Edward A. Adams, deceased, and appellee Oscar G. Hermann, sole beneficiary under said will, which was dated October 6, 1916, and was admitted to probate December 26, 1916. By her ■complaint she sought to contest and set aside the will and to revoke the order probating it, on the alleged grounds of the unsoundness of mind of the decedent, undue influence, and the undue execution of the instrument. The appellee Collett did not claim to be an heir at law of the decedent,…
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