Estate of Pond v. Faust
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered June 14, 1916, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, setting aside a will on the ground of mental incapacity of the testatrix, after a contest tried to the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Holcomb, J. —
The heirs of Mary S. Pond, deceased, seek in this proceeding to set aside her will on the ground that she was mentally incompetent to make the same. The petition was contested by appellant, Katherine Faust, who was made both executrix and a beneficiary under the will.
The only issue raised by this appeal is whether deceased was competent to make a will. The evidence on this question was in direct conflict, and while we realize that the right to dispose of property by will is a valuable property right, of which we are loath to deprive a person except on clear and convincing…
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