Martin v. United States National Bank

Decedent, resident of a nursing home, executed a will in October 1962, with defendant bank as executor, leaving her estate in equal shares to her two children, respondents herein. In May 1965, decedent told the administrator of the nursing home she wanted to change her will. The administrator contacted James Perry, the employe of the bank who had been handling her affairs, and he conveyed her wishes to her attorney who prepared a codicil. The codicil left 90 per cent of the estate to the defendant nursing home and 5 per cent to each of the two children. The trial, judge found decedent lacked…