Estate of Varnum v. Witt

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Day.

This action, commenced in the county court and tried de novo in the district court on appeal, involves an attempt to establish the existence and contents of a purported lost will. The defendant in error, a friend of the deceased, offered the alleged lost will for probate. The caveators — plaintiffs in error here — were related to the decedent as niece and nephew of the half blood. To the action of the court admitting the will to probate after verdict of the jury establishing said will and its contents, the caveators are here on writ of error.

The trial was quite…