Childers v. Childers
New Mexico Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MONTOYA, Justice.
This appeal arises from the setting aside of the will of William L. Childers, Sr. by the district court. The children of Childers filed suit in district court contesting the will on the grounds that the testator’s second wife Yildiz G. Childers unduly influenced Childers. The will left virtually all of the testator’s estate, which was composed of several businesses, to Mrs. Childers.
On July 31, 1972, the will of William L. Childers, Sr., dated May 5, 1969, was admitted to probate. During this proceeding in probate court a doctor who witnessed the will testified that…
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