McGovern v. Tofson

The following opinion was filed May 5, 1942:

Fairchild, J.

The issue raised is whether testator was suffering from and acted under insane delusions that invalidated the will.

John McGovern, the testator, died March 13, 1941, having-executed a will January 7, 1939, whereby he devised and bequeathed all his property to his nieces and nephews.

Testator was a graduate of Northwestern Medical School and was admitted to the practice of medicine in this state in 1906, starting his practice at Potosí, Wisconsin. November 26, 1913, he married Hannah Franke, who had been born and reared in that village, a…