In re the Estate of Stegman

Christopher C. McGrath, S.

This is an application for the denial of probate to an instrument purporting to be a will and for the issuance of letters of administration to the petitioners.

The decedent executed a will in duplicate on November 1, 1954. The copy has been filed but the original which was last shown to have been in the possession of decedent and not found after her death has not been produced. It appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the decedent had possession of the original will and no satisfactory explanation for the non-production having been offered, the presumption…