In Re Estate of Mumm

Taylor, C.

George Mumm, a resident of Douglas county for some 50 years, died March 12, 1926, at the age of 76 years. His will, executed October 13, 1925, was contested by his heirs at law on the ground that he lacked sufficient mental capacity to make a will and that the execution of the will had been procured through the undue influence of William Hardekopf and Bertha Hardekopf, the beneficiaries therein. The probate court disallowed it. The proponents appealed to the district court. That court submitted two questions to a jury, (1) whether the testator had sufficient mental capacity to make…