Estate of McGovran
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 421, Jan. T., 1897, by-Louisa M. Murdoch, from decree of O. C. Franklin Co., dismissing appeal from register of wills. Appeal from register of wills. The facts appear by the opinion of John Stewart, P. J., which was as follows: This is an appeal from the decision of the register admitting to probate a paper purporting to be the last will of Annie E. McGovran.
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Appeal, No. 421, Jan. T., 1897, by-Louisa M. Murdoch, from decree of O. C. Franklin Co., dismissing appeal from register of wills. Appeal from register of wills. The facts appear by the opinion of John Stewart, P. J., which was as follows: This is an appeal from the decision of the register admitting to probate a paper purporting to be the last will of Annie E. McGovran. The testamentary capacity of the testatrix is denied, and we are asked to award an issue to determine this question. The facts are few. The testatrix was a single woman, and at the date of the will was considerably advanced…
1Opinion of the Court
Pee Curiam,
After a careful examination of the testimony in this case we fail to discover any evidence which in our opinion would have justified a verdict against the will of the testatrix. The testimony in support of the mental capacity of the testatrix is simply overwhelming. The alleged delusions which are thought to sustain the charge of testamentary incapacity as to the tes*208.tatrix were not delusions as to facts which affected or might, affect, her feelings toward the appellant.
We think the opinion of the learned court below is an ample-vindication of the conclusions reached that an issue…
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