In re the Probate of the Paper Propounded as the Last Will & Testament of Gabel

Petty, S.

The papers propounded as will and codicil are holographic and have attestation clauses in the usual form, both of which are signed by the same witnesses. The contestants, next of kin, claim a failure to comply with the statute as to execution and the testimony of the subscribing witnesses is to that effect. Their testimony as to both papers is in- substance that the deceased neither signed in their presence nor exhibited to them his signature. The failure to see the signatures of the deceased is attributed to the manner in which the papers were folded, as each testifies that they…