Estate of French

In this will contest we hold that the document admitted to probate by the court below is supported by the necessary testamentary intent and satisfies the statutory requirements for a valid holograph. Additionally, we conclude that the record sustains the court’s finding that the will in question was not the product of undue influence. We therefore affirm the judgment.

The pertinent facts follow. Decedent, Ethelyn French, died in San Jose on April 22, 1962, at the age of approximately 75 years. She was survived by three children: William French, appellant herein, and Rosemarie Mason and Jane…