Denning v. Butcher

1 I. Contestants seek to set aside the will on two grounds: First, want of mental capacity in the testator; and, second, on account of undue influence of Wm. Cowley, his wife, and other members of his family. The testator was about seventy-four years old at the time of his death. He had resided at Eddyville, Iowa, from 1848 up to the time of his death, in March, 1889. He was a bachelor. During most of his active life he had been a merchant, and had, by his energy and ability, accumulated an estate of seventy-five- thousand dollars. He was eccentric, reserved, *427positive, and honest. He appears…