Estate of Graves
California Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtWaste, C. J.
Maud Wilson Levitt, respondent here, a niece of Anna M. Graves, deceased, and her only heir, filed a contest, after probate of the will of the decedent, alleging unsoundness of mind of the testatrix at the time of the execution of the document, and that the will was procured by the undue influence of John R. Black, appellant, to whom the decedent bequeathed practically her entire estate. After due trial on the issues tendered by the answer of Black, the jury found that Mrs. Graves was of sound mind at the date of the execution of the will, but that it was procured through the undue influence…
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