In re the Estate of Beck
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Whitman county, McCroskey, J., entered May 7, 1913, dismissing a will contest, after a trial on the merits to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
This action is a contest of a will. The will was executed by Annie Beck, deceased, and was admitted to probate by the superior court of Whitman county on March 1, 1912. Thereafter, in September, 1912, the contestants filed a petition contesting the will of the deceased upon the following grounds: Undue influence upon the testatrix by John F. Beck and Joseph W. Beck, sons of the deceased, and the principal beneficiaries under the will; that the will was not executed as required by law; that the testatrix at the time of executing the will did not have sufficient mental capacity to execute the…
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