In Re the Estate of Neuman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Brogan, Chief-Justice.

This appeal presents the question of whether the will of the testatrix, Caroline Neuman, was the result of undue influence. The Orphans Court of Somerset County, after a contest on this issue, determined that the will was the result of undue influence exercised over the testatrix by her sister, Mrs. Sachs, and the surrogate’s order admitting the will to probate was annulled. The learned judge, in an oral deliverance, dwelt upon several component elements in the case that he considered were established by the evidence and upon…