Carroll v. Knott

REINHARD, Presiding Judge.

On July 1,1978, testator, Walter Borlisch, executed a will bequeathing $500 to each of his two daughters with the residue of his estate to his sister, Clara. He died on September 8, 1978. His two daughters filed this action contesting his will against the testator’s two sisters and their husbands. Contestants alleged testamentary incapacity and the undue influence of defendant Clara Knott. At the close of all the evidence, the trial court sustained defendants motion for a directed verdict and declared the contested instrument to be testator’s last will and testament.…