In re the Estate of Rutherford
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Clifford, J., entered August 1,1919, sustaining a will, after trial on the merits of a will contest;
1Opinion of the CourtMackintosh, J.
The deceased executed a will on February 28, 1918, which his widow is petitioning to set aside upon the ground that the deceased was incompetent to execute the will by reason of mental affliction. The testator died June 12,1918, at the West-*149em Washington Hospital for the Insane to which he had been confined for a few weeks.
At the time of the execution of the will, the deceased had been the owner of a small estate, the principal portion of which was represented by a life insurance policy in which his wife was named as beneficiary. A change of beneficiaries was made, and by the will the wife…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In re the Estate of GorkowWashington Supreme Court · 1899
- Hartley v. LordWashington Supreme Court · 1905
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