Lawrie v. Lawrie
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from, Brown District Court. At the November term, 1886, the district court found that .a certain will offered for probate was the last will and testament of Robert O. Lawrie, deceased, and that at the time of its execution the testator was of full age, sound mind and memory, and not under any restraint; and the court ordered and adjudged that said will be probated as such, and that Thomas Lawrie, as executor thereof, recover from the contestants the costs, taxed at…
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Error from, Brown District Court. At the November term, 1886, the district court found that .a certain will offered for probate was the last will and testament of Robert O. Lawrie, deceased, and that at the time of its execution the testator was of full age, sound mind and memory, and not under any restraint; and the court ordered and adjudged that said will be probated as such, and that Thomas Lawrie, as executor thereof, recover from the contestants the costs, taxed at $89.80. The opposing heirs bring the case to this court. The material facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
On February 18, 1886, Robert O. Lawrie died, in Brown county, leaving the parties to this proceeding as his heirs. Prior to his death he made a will, and left the same in the possession of a neighbor, in which he designated his son Thomas as executor. On March 15, 1886, the will was produced and opened in the probate court, and Thomas Lawrie asked to have the same admitted to probate, but this application was resisted by the other heirs. The hearing of the application was continued on the request of the opposing heirs, until March 23,…
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