Grantz v. Grantz

The plaintiffs in error, heirs-at-law of J. Godfrey Grant, ' deceased, filed their second amended bill in the circuit court of Winnebago county to contest his last will and testament. The grounds upon which it is sought to set the will aside are testamentary incapacity and undue influence. Otto Grantz, a brother of the testator and the executor of the will, and the First Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Rockford, the principal devisee and legatee, among others, were made defendants. ” At the conclusion of all the evidence, on motion of the proponents, the court instructed the jury to…