Scott v. Hawk
Supreme Court of Iowa
A^pjpealfrom Keokuk District Court. — Hon. A. R. Dewey, Judge. Trial to jury, verdict .and judgment for contestant. A petition for a new trial, filed by proponent, was granted, and contestants, appeal —
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
*4691 *468— A paper purporting to be the will of John Scott, deceased, left two-thirds of his estate to the proponent, a grandson, and one-third to his wife, who died before he did. Objections to its admission to probate were made by Sarah Hawk, a daughter, and John H. and Freeman Scott, grandsons. At the trial, when the proponent had concluded the introduction of his evidence, the court directed the jury to return a verdict for the contestant because the execution of the will had not been proven. The will appeared to be signed by Scott by making his mark, though this was not stated in the…
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