Osbon v. Johnson

Loring, Justice.

From an order admitting the will of Sander Osbon to probate, the contestants, decedent’s niece and nephew, appealed to the district court for Nobles county. The appeal raised two questions: (1) Whether the decedent had sufficient mental capacity to legally execute a will; (2) whether it was the product of undue influence on the part of decedent’s sister, Amy Johnson. The jury rendered a verdict favorable to proponents upon both questions. The district court denied contestants’ motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial. Thereafter judgment Avas entered, and from it…