Cook v. Winchester
Michigan Supreme Court
Case made from Kent. (Grove, J.) Appeal from order of circuit court affirming order of the probate court denying probate of a will. The .facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.
' This controversy involves the validity of a. will, the sole question being whether or not it was duly executed, or rather witnessed, under the laws of this State. There is no question of fraud or undue influence in the case, nor did the testatrix lack mental capacity to-execute a will.
It must be conceded from all the testimony in the case that the will was drawn by an honest, disinterested, and trustworthy man; that he was the chosen instrument of' Mrs. Page to draft it; that she had frequently consulted and advised with him before as to the disposition of her property, and had told him how…
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- In re Downie's WillWisconsin Supreme Court · 1877
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