Turner's Will
Oregon Supreme Court
From Umatilla: Henry J. Bean, Judge. Statement by Mr. Chief Justice Bean. This is a proceeding instituted in the county court of Umatilla County to have the probate of the will of Cynthia A. Turner revoked and the .will set aside. The will was executed October 7, 1901, and the testatrix died August 30, 1905. At the time of her death she left surviving her, seven children and one grandchild.
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From Umatilla: Henry J. Bean, Judge. Statement by Mr. Chief Justice Bean. This is a proceeding instituted in the county court of Umatilla County to have the probate of the will of Cynthia A. Turner revoked and the .will set aside. The will was executed October 7, 1901, and the testatrix died August 30, 1905. At the time of her death she left surviving her, seven children and one grandchild. Her husband, and the lather of these children, died on May 26, 1898, leaving a will, in which, after bequeathing to each of his other children the sum of $50, he devised and bequeathed the remainder of his…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Bean
The averment that Mrs. Turner’s mental and physical condition was such, at the time the will was executed, as to render her incapable of intelligently disposing of her property, has been abandoned by the contestants, and their sole reliance is upon the contention that the will was the result of the fraud and undue influence of her son Chauncey. The only witnesses who gave any definite or direct testimony concerning the making of the will and the circumstances surrounding its execution are Dr. Nelms, the attending physician, Chauncey Turner, chief legatee and devisee thereunder, and Judge…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Potter v. JonesOregon Supreme Court · 1891
- Holman's WillOregon Supreme Court · 1902
- Taylor v. PegramIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Greenwood v. ClineOregon Supreme Court · 1879
- Trish v. NewellIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
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3Cited by21 opinions
- LEVENE ET UX. v. City of SalemOregon Supreme Court · 1951
- In Re Knutson's WillOregon Supreme Court · 1935
- In Re Lobb's WillOregon Supreme Court · 1945
- In Re Walther's EstateOregon Supreme Court · 1945
- Estate of AllenOregon Supreme Court · 1925
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