Legal Opinion

Kessinger v. Kessinger

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1871PublishedCited by 5 opinions

APPEAL from the Henry Common Pleas.

1Opinion of the CourtWorden, C. J.

This was a complaint by the appellees against the appellants, to set aside the last will and testament of Daniel B. Kessinger, deceased, and the probate thereof.

The grounds of contest are stated to be, “first, that at the • time of the execution of the supposed will the testator was of unsound mind; and, second, that the execution of the will ' was brought about and obtained by the fraud and undue influence of Catharine Kessinger, Reuben Kessinger, and his wife, Hannah Kessinger.

Issue, trial, verdict, and judgment for the plaintiffs-below.

The following is the verdict of the jury:

“We, the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Delafield v. . ParishNew York Court of Appeals · 1862

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Shipman v. FurnissSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
  2. In re the Probate of Papers Propounded as the Last Will & Testament & a Codicil thereto of Van NessNew York Surrogate's Court · 1912
  3. In Re Kelly's EstateOregon Supreme Court · 1935
  4. Arnault v. ArnaultNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1894
  5. Platt v. EliasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905

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