Kemp v. Matthews

This appeal concerns a will contest. The plaintiff-appellant herein was the contestant in the trial court and will be referred to as such throughout this opinion. The defendant-appellee, Ada M. Matthews, was the proponent of the will in the trial court and will be referred to as such throughout this opinion.

The testatrix in this litigation was an elderly illiterate person who had been hospitalized for a long period of time due to tuberculosis. The testatrix died on June 10, 1958. The purported will was executed on May 28, 1958. The will was admitted to probate in the Probate Court of Cuyahoga…