Lown v. Patterson

WHITE, Judge.

Cathryn L. Lown seeks reversal of an order denying her petition for probate of a purported last will and codicil of Helen Page Winslow dated respectively July 24, 1956 and April 8, 1959. The probate judge found that the will and codicil were the products of undue influence exerted by Cathryn L. Lown who had served as nurse and companion to Helen Winslow and who was named as sole beneficiary and executrix of the disputed will. Contestant Charlotte B. Patterson, the appellee herein, is the surviving niece and closest blood relative of Helen Winslow. The proponent, Cathryn Lown, was…