Queensbury v. Vial
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a.decree of the Circuit Court of Chesterfield county. Decree for defendants. Complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBurks, J.
The will of Elizabeth W. Rudolph was admitted to probate before the clerk of the Circuit Court of Chesterfield county, in his office, on January 15, 1915. No appeal was taken from the order of probate, but in October, 1916, the present suit was brought by the appellants to .set aside 'and annul the will on the ground of lack of mental capacity to make a will, and of undue influence exerted over the testatrix by Hilda H. Vial, who was the sole legatee and devisee under the will. The bill charges that the paper admitted to probate “is not in fact the will of the said Eliza W. Rudolph, for the…
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