In re the Probate of the Will of Parkman

George Frankenthaler, S.

The writing which is offered for probate as the decedent’s last will is inscribed upon a brown paper envelope the dimensions of which are 11 inches by 6 inches. The flap of the envelope, extending along its greater dimension, bears the printed name and address of a safe deposit company. The body of the purported will consists of a date and a single sentence and reads: ‘ ‘ Aug. 30, 1947 Having given half of what I own to my daughter Regnia I leave everything I may accumulate in the future to y [sic]my sister Georgia Iverson, if living, if not living then to my cousin…