Legal Opinion
Harvey v. Knapp
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 8, 1930PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
This is an appeal from an order denying a motion to frame issues to be tried by a jury, upon a petition for the allowance of an instrument purporting to be the last will of Addie L. J. French. The motion was filed by the respondent, Fannie B. Knapp, a sister of the decedent, and her only heir at law. The issues presented by the motion are (1) whether the instrument purporting to be the last will of Addie L. J. French was executed according to law; (2) was she at the time of the execution of the alleged will of sound mind; and (3) was the execution of the alleged will procured by the fraud or…
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