In re the Estate Hille
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Adams county, Truax, J., entered- September 13, 1920, in favor of the defendants, in a will contest, tried to the court. Affirmed in part and reversed in part.
1Opinion of the CourtBridges, J.
The purpose of this action was to annul a will made by Mary Hille, deceased. Practically the only ground for the contest was that all the will was not read to the testatrix, that she did not understand the English language, and that she did not know or understand what she signed. The lower court sustained the will, and the contestant has appealed.
Within a week before her death, Mrs. Hille requested one of her sons to procure her will to be drawn, and advised him what disposition she wished to make of her property. Complying with her request, the son had an attorney draw the will, and it was…
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