Succession of Pujol v. Manning

MOISE, Justice.

This is a suit by several of the collateral heirs contesting the validity of the olographic will of Miguel Pujol, wherein Charles J. Manning, defendant, was naméd universal legatee and sent and put in possession of the entire estate of the decedent. From the judgment dismissing their demands, the plaintiffs appeal.

Miguel Pujol died on October 11, 1948 leaving neither ascendants nor descendants. His last will and testament, which was written in pen and ink on one side of a ruled sheet of letter-size paper, reads :•

“March 28, 1936

“Its my will that my nephew, Charles j. Manning…