In Re Estate of Weber

The appeal involves the question of the testamentary capacity of Mary Weber, deceased. She made a will giving the bulk of her property to her two sons. To the one daughter was bequeathed only $50 and the same amount to the child of a deceased daughter. One of the sons died after testatrix, leaving a wife but no children. Louise Rankin, the surviving daughter, unsuccessfully contested the will in the probate court. On appeal to the district court, a jury found that Mary Weber did not have testamentary capacity when the will was executed. From the order denying judgment notwithstanding the…