In Re Vallender's Estate

This is a will contest tried upon certification from the probate court in the circuit court without a jury. From the judgment disallowing the will of Henry John Vallender, deceased, the proponent, Dorothy Witzke, to whom deceased left all of his estate, has appealed.

The contestants, three daughters of the deceased, assail the will both on the ground that their father was mentally incompetent at the time of its execution and that he was unduly influenced in making the will. As to mental incompetency having been proven, the conclusion of the trial judge is indicated by the following from his…