Koontz v. Koontz
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered March 10, 1914, upon findings in favor of the defendant, denying the admission of a will-to probate.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
This is an appeal from a decree of the superior court of Spokane county, in probate, denying admission of a will to probate on the ground that it had been revoked by the marriage of the maker subsequent to its execution.
The following facts are not disputed. On January 3, 1911, the deceased, Joseph N. Koontz, made a will bequeathing and devising all of his property to the appellants, his two sons. He was then a widower. On December 15, 1912, he married the respondent, who was a widow. It was admitted in argument that both were then well advanced in *181years. He then owned real estate worth about…
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