Estate of Radel

The sole question in this case is whether the findings of the trial court are against the great weight and clear preponderance of the evidence. This requires a statement of the facts.

Decedent, a resident of Richland county, died testate on November 24, 1944. He left surviving him two daughters and three sons, as well as several brothers and sisters. By the will of November 6, 1944, the estate was left to a brother to the exclusion of decedent’s children. Decedent was committed to the Mendota State Hospital for the Insane on February 23, 1932, released on parole on December 29, 1936, and was…