Burkett v. Slauson

PRICE, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court of El Paso County, 41st Judicial District, ordering the probate of a purported will of Kah Burkett, Deceased, sometimes known as Kah Burkett Grubbs.

Billive Slauson, named as Independent Executor and beneficiary of a purported will, filed application for the probate of same in the County Court. A contest was there filed by Omar H. Burkett on behalf of himself and his brothers and sisters; the ground of the contest was lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence alleged to have been exercised by the proponent.…