Estate of Jones
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. John Ralph Wilson, J. K. Law, and D. M. Young, for Appellant.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
This is an appeal from an order annulling and revoking the probate of a document admitted to probate as the last will of William J ones, deceased. The contest was initiated within one year after probate, by and on behalf of Lester William Jones, who alleges that he is an illegitimate son of the testator and that he was duly adopted as legitimate by the testator in the manner specified in section 230 of the Civil Code. The grounds of the contest were that at the time of the execution of the will the decedent was not of sound mind and that the execution of the will was procured by undue…
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