Detsch v. Detsch, Administratrix

This is a proceeding to contest the will of Arthur S. Detsch, deceased, instituted by his son, Norton Detsch, against Edna E. Detsch, the decedent’s widow and executrix. Prom a decree sustaining the will, the contestant appeals.

Arthur S. Detsch was about fifty-seven years of age when he died in Seattle, Washington, on the 24th day of March, 1948. He left surviving him as his sole heirs at law his wife, Edna E. Detsch, and his adult son, Norton Detsch. Norton is a son by a previous marriage which terminated by divorce in 1927. Norton, who then was about three years old, was committed to the…