Smith v. First National Bank

This proceeding is one to contest the will of Beulah Glasner, on the grounds that decedent lacked testamentary capacity, was acting under undue influence and labored under an insane delusion regarding her daughter. Contestants are the daughter and grandchildren of decedent, and they appeal from an adverse judgment.

The decedent and her husband Clarence lived most of their lives in North Dakota; in 1974, after Clarence’s retirement, they moved to Oregon where their only child, Arlene, was living with her three children. The record indicates that the family relationships had been good. Shortly…