In Re Demaris' Estate

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court which, after dismissing a contest of an instrument testamentary in form which was presented to the county court for probate as the last will and testament of George Demaris, deceased, held that the said instrument was in truth the last will and testament of said deceased and was entitled to probate as such.

George Demaris, a bachelor, 39 years of age, died in Milton, Umatilla county, April 11, 1939, leaving an estate which was appraised as worth $7,347.57. The contested instrument made the deceased’s sister, Ida Fuller, sole beneficiary. She…