In re Estate of Kuhn

Julia Kuhn died in 1971 at the age of 78 having made a will in 1963 subsequent to the death of her husband. Mrs. Kuhn had lived alone for several years prior to her death. A niece, Helen Bakos, and her sister-in-law, Helen E. Bakos, searched Mrs. Kuhn’s home after her death and found a will. The will had been torn into two pieces from top to bottom directly through the signature. The will was found along with other documents in a bureau drawer in the deceased’s bedroom. The will was offered for probate and the trial judge, after hearing extensive testimony, admitted the will to probate even…