In re the Estate of Shapter
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the District Court of Arapahoe County. Eon. John I. Mullins, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Goddard
The most important objection to the validity of the judgment presented by the assignment of errors is predicated upon the action of the trial court in directing a verdict. Prom an examination of the testimony introduced, we are of the opinion that there was evidence upon which the jury should have been permitted to pass and which, if accepted by them as true, was sufficient to sustain the conclusion that the instrument 'presented was executed in conformity with the requirements of the statute, and with sufficient -knowledge and understanding on the part of the testator to constitute a valid…
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