McLain v. Conrad

CALLISTER, Justice:

This is a probate proceeding instituted on ■the petition of certain legatees named in the last will and testament of Mary E. Ratliff, -deceased. Appellant, Maybelle R. Conrad, ■objected to the admission to probate of a will which was not the original but a certified photographic copy from the clerk of the .District Court in and for Douglas County, •Colorado, where the original instrument was lodged. Appellant does not challenge 'the validity or regularity of the instrument but objects solely on the ground that the ■certified photographic copy is not the best •evidence and…