Helmig, Exr. v. Kramer

The action in the trial court was a contest of the will of Elizabeth Helmig, deceased, present plaintiffs in error being ten of twenty-two defendants below, and the defendants in error being the plaintiffs in the trial court. We refer to the parties as they were styled below.

The petition of the plaintiffs was grounded upon two claims, namely: That the testatrix did not, at the time of the execution of the will under contest, have sufficient mental capacity to make such a will; and that the will was executed as a result of undue influence. Issues were made upon the answer of a guardianad litem…