In re the Probate of the Will of Hewett

We have for review a decree denying probate to the will of Wallace B. Hewett, a farmer, late of Oneida County, Hew York. The will was contested on the ground that the testator was suffering from delusional insanity at the time the will was made and by reason thereof he was incompetent to make a will. The Surrogate so found and denied probate on that ground. When the oral testimony upon which reliance is placed to warrant a finding of delusional insanity is read in connection with the written proof, the conclusion is inevitable that such a finding is against the clear weight of the evidence.…