Minturn v. Conception Abbey

This is a will contest. There ivas a verdict and judgment that the paper writing purporting to be the will of deceased was not, in fact, his will. The defendant, Conception Abbey, (hereinafter called the Abbey), has appealed.

The plaintiffs and the defendant, Minnie Brown, executrix, together with one Dorothy Martin, who is not a party, are the surviving children of one John Shaw, who died on February 21, 1930. The Abbey is an incorporated religious and educational institution located at Conception, in Nodaway County.

The petition, in substance, alleges that the testator did not have the mental…