Abbott v. Church

This appeal is prosecuted by Edwin F. Abbott, complainant below in a bill to set aside the will of his brother, George B. Abbott, from a decree dismissing the bill and sustaining the will of the testator. The only ground upon which appellant relied in the court below and is relying on here is that the execution of the will was procured through the undue influence of Frank L. Shepard, who was made a beneficiary and one of the executors and trustees in the will.

The testator left property valued at approximately $16,-ooo. One thousand dollars of his property was personal property and the…