In re Proving the Last Will & Testament of Rohe

Marcus, S.

The testimony offered by the contestants leaves for the determination of the court the sanity of the testatrix ; also whether undue influence was practiced upon her.

The will and codicil of Mary E. Rohe, which are the subject of this contest, were made on the 9th of August, 1888, and the 16th of January, 1894, respectively. She. was of the age of seventy-three years at the time of making the will, and of the age of seventy-nine years when she executed the codicil. Her only relatives were nephews and nieces — fourteen in all. In her will and codicil ten were mentioned to a larger or…