Whitla v. Alexander

This cause originated in the county court of Rock county in a proceeding to probate a written instrument as the will' of Thomas M. Alexander, deceased. Prom an order of that court admitting the instrument to probate, Oliver G. Alexander, the only child of decedent, appealed to the district court, where a petition was filed, asking the probate of the instrument, and contestant filed objections thereto, on the ground of the mental incompetency of testator to make a will. A trial of the issue resulted in a verdict, and judgment thereon, for proponent. Contestant has appealed.

The principal…