Szmahl's Estate

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Stern,

The alleged will of John Szmahl having been probated, an appeal was taken to the orphans’ court on the ground that the signature was forged. Contestants petitioned for a trial by jury to determine whether decedent affixed his signature to the document and whether the writing was the last will of decedent. An answer was filed by proponents and the case came on for hearing before the orphans’ court. Proponents offered in evidence the probate of the will. This was objected to, but the objection was overruled. Proponents then rested. Contestants, without offering any…