Merrill v. Van Etten

PARKER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment rejecting probate of the July 7, 1953, will of Mary Merrill after a jury had rendered a special verdict finding that at the time of executing the instrument she was not of sound and disposing mind and memory and was acting as a result of undue influence.

Mary Merrill and her husband, George Merrill, were pioneer Wyoming ranchers possessed of numerous holdings. Mr. Merrill died in 1934. They were the parents of seven children, two of whom predeceased Mrs. Merrill, one died subsequent to the trial below, and four are still living. The three who…