Ward v. Harrison

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Katjsch, J.

This is an appeal from a decree of the prerogative court, affirming a decree of the Essex county orphans court, admitting to probate a will and codicil thereto, of Eliza C. Bishoj), deceased, as her last will and testament. .

The attack made upon the validity of the will by the caveatrix, Catherine I. Ward, a grandniece of the testatrix, was and is—(1) mental incapacity at the time of the making and execution of the will, on December 9th, 1914; (2) undue influence.

As to the claim that the testatrix was mentally incapacitated to make and…