Estate of McKinney v. Hair

OPINION

WILSON, Justice.

Proponent of a self-proved will appeals from a district court judgment denying probate on an instructed verdict.

The grounds of the motion for instructed verdict were (1) that there was no showing the court had jurisdiction and venue, and (2) there was no showing the will had not been revoked.

Contestant’s position on the first ground is that there is no evidence to show testator was a resident of Falls County where the application was filed. He urges that the death certificate which shows decedent resided in that county was admitted for the limited purpose of showing the…