Legal Opinion
Estate of Rohde
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 26, 1958No. Civ. 17548PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMURRAY, J. pro tem. *
The will of Mary Rohde was admitted to probate after her death in November, 1952 • within the six months’ period allowed for contest, the respondent instituted proceedings to set aside the will. The trial resulted in a jury verdict in favor of the contestant, based on two grounds:(1) That the testatrix was mentally incompetent, and(2) That the will was the product of undue influence.
A motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was denied as to undue influence. The trial judge, however, held that the evidence as to mental incompetency was insufficient to support the…
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- Broadfoot v. Leather Supply Co.California Court of Appeal · 1945
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