Gaffney v. Coffey

It is conceded that the testatrix had sufficient mental capacity to make a will and that the will was executed with legal formality. The single contention of the appelant is that the will was the product of undue influence exerted over the testatrix by the son. The appelee, on the other hand, claims that the will was the voluntary act of the mother, prompted only by her own dissatisfaction with Mamie’s conduct in accepting the attentions of Pappachristo. Such displeasure on the part of the mother is conceded. The sole question, therefore, raised by the appelee’s motion for a directed verdict…