Baird v. Shaffer

The opinion of the court was delivered by

DAWSON, J.:

This action was brought to contest the purported last will and testament of the late Mary A. Baird, of Smith county. The plaintiffs were some of her heirs at law. Some of the defendants were beneficiaries under her alleged will; other defendants were brought in that their rights might be adjudicated.

The will was attacked on the ground that the signature to it was not the genuine signature of Mary A. Baird, but a mere forgery.

A special question of fact was propounded to and answered by the jury which had been called to assist the court: '

“Ques…