Colman v. Lindley

The opinion of the court was delivered by

JOHNSTON, C. J.:

This was an action to contest a will. Judgment went in favor of defendants, and plaintiff appeals.

About two weeks before her death, Mary L. Willis, prepared a will written by herself to which her name was signed and below it were appended the signatures of two attesting witnesses. Shortly after her death the instrument was offered and admitted to probate. Later the present action was brought to contest the will upon the grounds that it had not been properly executed and attested. It was shown that the provisions of the will and the…