Succession of Clement

BARRY, Judge.

This is an action seeking to annul the statutory will of Laura McCloskey Clement. A nephew and closest living relative, John M. Hagerty, filed an opposition 1 to the will, but when the matter was scheduled for trial Hagerty stated he couldn’t proceed because he did not have an attorney. The District Court dismissed his petition with prejudice and he now appeals.

Appellant urges two errors: that the trial court’s denial of his continuance precluded “his day in court”; and that proponents of the will are required to prove its authenticity- ‘

The testatrix died on April 5, 1978 at the…