Legal Opinion

Estate of Phillips

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided December 29, 1961PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMaRtin, C. J.

The trial court found there was no evidence of improper execution of the will of January 4, 1960. It found that on that date testatrix had the capacity to make a testamentary disposition of her property. It also found that although Harold and Sylvia Lena did have the opportunity to exercise undue influence and the terms of the will were consistent with such an allegation, the appellants failed to prove the Lenas were disposed to exercise undue influence or that testatrix would have been susceptible to such influence.

The findings of the trial court must be affirmed unless they are contrary to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Gevers v. SchwarzWisconsin Supreme Court · 1932
  2. Boardman v. LorentzenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Estate of LarsenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Guldhaug v. MartinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1957
  5. Estate of FullerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1957

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Estate of KomarrWisconsin Supreme Court · 1970
  2. In Re Estate of MortonWyoming Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Estate of Hamm v. JenkinsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1975
  4. State v. ConwayWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
  5. Estate of McGonigalWisconsin Supreme Court · 1970

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