Lorieux v. Keller
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from the Jefferson Disinriet Court. Appeal from the judgment of the District Court, affirming the order and judgment of the County Court of Jefferson county, by which a writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Erancis Lorieux, was proved, allowed and admitted to record.
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Appeal from the Jefferson Disinriet Court. Appeal from the judgment of the District Court, affirming the order and judgment of the County Court of Jefferson county, by which a writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Erancis Lorieux, was proved, allowed and admitted to record. On the day fixed for hearing proof by the county court, of the execution of the will, the defendants appeared and objected : 1. That the writing produced was not executed by Erancis Lorieux, and was not his will. 2. That the said Erancis Lorieux died, leaving three children, to-wit: Madeline Keller, Mary…
1Opinion of the CourtStockton, J.
The first objection made by the defendants, is that the writing is not sufficiently proved by the subscribing witnesses, to be the last will and testament of the deceased. This objection is based upon the fact, shown by the testimony, that the testator could not write or speak the English language; that the witnesses, Ankron and' Louden, did not understand French; and that they coidd only communicate with the testator through the interpretation of the other witness, Greber, who could not read English, and who spoke it imperfectly. It is claimed that the testimony of Ankron and Louden, as to…
2Cited by33 opinions
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