Puryear v. Puryear

The will of W. P. Puryear, deceased, was admitted to probate in common form and subsequently a contest was tiled in the circuit "court of Desha county 'by John Puryear, the appellee, resulting in a verdict against the validity of the will.

The attack on the will was based on the grounds that there was a lack of testamentary capacity on the part of the testator and that the will was the result of undue influence. On these propositions the contestant introduced ten witnesses and the contestee forty-six. When the testimony of the witnesses on the questions at issue is carefully examined and…