Reid v. Borland

This was an appeal from a decree of the judge of probate for this county, allowing and approving the last will and testament of John Borland. After an issue to the country on the sanity of the testator, and a verdict for the executrix, another issue was formed to the court on the revocation of the same will. The evidence of a revocation was a posterior instrument, executed by the testator, purporting to be his last will and testament, in which also he expressly revoked all former wills by him made. This latter will had been offered for probate by the present appellants, and disallowed, as not…