Legal Opinion

Hanrahan v. Hanrahan

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 6, 1918PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Clinton District Court. — M. F. Donegan, Judge. This is a contest upon the will of Patrick Hanrahan. A verdict resulted, admitting the will to probate. The contestant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.

1. Wills : testamentary capacity: evidence: sufficiency. The contestant is a brother of the testator. The proponents are daugliters of a deceased brother. The date of the death of the testator does not appear in the record. Nor is there any direct evidence of the age of the testator at the time of the execution of the will. The will was executed in 1912. Circumstances appearing in evidence perhaps warrant the inference that the testator died in 1916, and that he was less than seventy years of age at the time of the execution of the will. The contest was based upon two grounds: (1) That thé…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Rice v. RiceMichigan Supreme Court · 1883
  2. Bales v. BalesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1914
  3. Harrison v. BishopIndiana Supreme Court · 1892
  4. Erwin v. FillenwarthSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
  5. Spiers v. HendershottSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of MottSupreme Court of Iowa · 1925
  2. Waddy v. GrimesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1930
  3. Jones v. SchaffnerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1920
  4. Storbeck v. FridleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1949
  5. Reeves v. HunterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919

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