Johnson v. Donley

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This was an action to set aside the purported last will and testament of the late John August Johnson, of Saline county, who died on January 27, 1928.

Johnson was of Swedish nativity, unmarried, and for many, years he had earned his livelihood as a farm hand and worker at common labor. He had lost touch with his relatives, plaintiffs in this action. Johnson was thrifty; he had a small house in Bavaria, twelve acres of land near Hedville, and had about $9,000 in notes, bank stock and assets of similar character.

About January 1, 1928, when…