Legal Opinion

Bower v. Bower

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1896No. 17,926PublishedCited by 11 opinions

From the Clark Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtJordan, C. J.

This was an action by the appellees to contest the validity of the wdll of Andrew Bower, *394executed on September 5, 1887. The testator died in Ciarle county, Indiana, July 18, 1892, leaving the respective parties to this proceeding as his heirs at law. The grounds of the contest are:

1st. That the testator, at the time of the execution of the will, was of unsound mind.

2d. That it was unduly executed.

3d. That it was procured to be executed through fraud of the defendants.

Upon a special verdict of the jury, the court rendered its judgment in favor of the appellees, adjudging the will to be null…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Board of Commissioners v. PearsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. LucasIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  3. Burkhart v. GladishIndiana Supreme Court · 1890
  4. Todd v. FentonIndiana Supreme Court · 1878
  5. Bower v. BowerIndiana Supreme Court · 1895

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Illinois Central Railroad v. CheekIndiana Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Richards v. WilsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1916
  3. Roller v. KlingIndiana Supreme Court · 1898
  4. McReynolds v. SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 1909
  5. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. LynchIndiana Supreme Court · 1896

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