Estate of Hampton

Proponent Bertha Houghtaling offered for probate a will of the deceased dated April 6, 1938. Proponent W. A. Bolton offered for probate a will dated March 31, 1938. On April 20, 1938, Bolton filed a contest to the Houghtaling will. May 4, 1938, Houghtaling filed a contest to the probate of the Bolton will. Subsequently, respondent Hazel L. Sliff filed opposition to the probate of both wills. On the first trial of her contest, the trial judge then presiding ruled that the. validity of the Houghtaling will should be tried first and at the conclusion of the evidence it erroneously granted a…