Leadbetter v. Price
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: George Tazwell, Judge. In Banc. This is a proceeding to contest the validity of the will of Henry L. Pittock, deceased, on the petition of his daughter, Caroline P. Leadbetter, in which the relief desired is to set aside, annul and cancel the testamentary document, with a view of distributing the estate according to the statute of descents, as in a case of intestacy.
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From Multnomah: George Tazwell, Judge. In Banc. This is a proceeding to contest the validity of the will of Henry L. Pittock, deceased, on the petition of his daughter, Caroline P. Leadbetter, in which the relief desired is to set aside, annul and cancel the testamentary document, with a view of distributing the estate according to the statute of descents, as in a case of intestacy. The original petition stated the death of the deceased, that at the time thereof he was a resident and inhabitant of Multnomah County, Oregon, having real and personal property therein, gives the names and…
1Opinion of the CourtBurnett, C. J.
1, 2. No harmful error resulted in striking out of the original petition the parts thereof above quoted, for they were only conclusions of law and the questions raised by them appear on the face of the writing and have been discussed in our presence. A great deal of space was taken in the briefs and much attention devoted in the argument, to the matter of probate jurisdiction, the proponents contending that the sole question which can be considered in this proceeding is whether or not the will was the authentic document whereby the testator undertook to dispose of his property, while the…
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