In Re Will of Craven
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by caveator from Connor, J., at the August Term, 1914, of CeaVEN. Caveat to codicil No. 2 of the will of Eli A. Craven, dated 1 November, 1912, tried before Connor, J., and a jury, at August Term, 1914, of Chatham Superior Court.
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Appeal by caveator from Connor, J., at the August Term, 1914, of CeaVEN. Caveat to codicil No. 2 of the will of Eli A. Craven, dated 1 November, 1912, tried before Connor, J., and a jury, at August Term, 1914, of Chatham Superior Court. Eli A. Craven was born in August, 1824, and died in December, 1912, leaving a last will and testament, dated December, 1910, a codicil thereto, dated 11 February, 1911, and a second codicil thereto, dated 1 November, 1912, which is the one to which the caveat was .filed. There was no contest as to the will itself, or tbe first codicil, it being admitted by tbe…
1Opinion of the Court
WalxeR, J.,
after stating tbe case: There was much testimony received upon tbe issues thus joined between tbe propounders and tbe caveators, as to tbe validity of the second codicil to Mr. Craven’s will, but we do not deem it material tbat it should be stated here, except to say tbat there was strong evidence coming from tbe side of tbe caveators to sustain tbeir allegations, both as to tbe mental incapacity of tbe testator and as to tbe fraud and undue influence of Mrs. Underwood and ber husband, and, upon this testimony, the jury might well have given their verdict to the caveators, but…
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