Freed's Estate

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Stern,

In order to vindicate in this case the rejection by the Orphans’ Court of an alleged will of decedent offered for probate, it is necessary only to recite the facts established by the testimony of appellant himself, its proponent.

Decedent, Edna L. Freed, was the widow of Dr. Raymond S. Freed of Pittsburgh, who died in 1925, devising to her his entire estate, of an approximate value of $26,000. In 1930 she began occupying an apartment in Yentnor, New Jersey. Her physical and mental health were both poor. In addition to occasional attacks caused by a kidney disease,…