Renner v. Hanna
Indiana Supreme Court
From Morgan Circuit Court; Nathan A. Whitaker, Judge. Action by- Emma S. Renner against Sarah C. Hanna and others. From a judgment for defendants, the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHarvey, J.
Appellant was plaintiff and contestant of a probated will in the trial court. The trial resulted in a verdict and a judgment sustaining the will. Appellant describes the action as one to contest a will; and this is evidently the proper, theory of the complaint.
The plaintiff alleged all the statutory grounds for contesting the will, using the language of the statute for such purpose; and in addition thereto alleged that said will purported to dispose of all the testator’s property; that it purported to devise certain real estate to Sarah C. Hanna. The language of the. will in this respect is:
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2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Clearspring Township v. BloughIndiana Supreme Court · 1909
- Summers v. CopelandIndiana Supreme Court · 1890
- Wheeler v. LoeschIndiana Court of Appeals · 1912
- Schmidt v. BomersbachIndiana Supreme Court · 1878