Mosher v. Thrush

The will of Shedrick W. Mosher was contested in the circuit court of Knox County, the case was tried before the court without a jury, and the will sustained in all respects. The principal asset involved was land of the decedent, justifying an appeal directly to this court.

At the time of his death, April 14, 1945, Shedrick W. Mosher was ninety-two years old. His last will was executed July 12, 1941, and his advanced age is one of the circumstances urged to invalidate the will. Mosher had no wife surviving, and had no children or descendants of children. His only relatives were the sixteen…