Potter v. Coleman

*475Opinion

LILLIE, Acting P. J.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered on a special verdict in a will contest and an action to set aside a deed which were consolidated for trial.

Dorothy Mae Baker died February 15, 1978, at the age of 81, leaving an estate valued at $73,131. Her will (executed Jan. 6, 1977) included bequests of $4,500 to her brother Clarence Baker Coleman, $4,500 to Coleman’s wife, $100 to each of his two daughters, $1,000 to Dorothy’s “godson” David N. Lee and $5,000 to Richard Whitaker, grandson of Dorothy’s friend Alta Clifford Potter; Alta was given a tea and coffee service,…