In the Matter of the Estate of Wadsworth

This case involves the contest of the will of Samuel Hugh .Wadsworth, deceased. The County Court of Dewey County admitted the will to probate. The District Court upon appeal and trial de novo denied probate and the proponents have appealed.

Samuel Hugh Wadsworth died March 31, 1951, at the age of 71, leaving the will in question, datéd February 11, 1950, in which he bequeathed to his children Melvin Wadsworth, Mary Jane Etta, Johnie Hugh Wadsworth, Vergie Courtney and Dorothy Wadsworth one dollar each; these persons are the contestants. The will then left-the other personal property of the…