Estate of William

California Supreme Court May 2, 1922 No. Sac. No. 3294.Published

Before: At the close of the argument the court rendered its opinion as follows:

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Holding. The court affirmed the trial court's finding that the testatrix lacked the requisite mental competency to execute a valid will.

Issues

Whether there was sufficient evidence to support the trial court's finding that the testatrix was incompetent to make a will.

Disposition. Affirmed

Quotations verified verbatim against the opinion

“there is enough evidence in this case to uphold the finding of the trial court that at the time of the making of the will the testatrix was not competent to remember her affairs sufficiently to make a will”

[1] It is the opinion of the court that there is enough evidence in this case to uphold the finding of the trial court that at the time of the making of the will the testatrix was not competent to remember her affairs sufficiently to make a will or to remember her relatives and keep the matter in mind long enough to complete the task. Upon that ground the judgment of the court below is affirmed.

The court expresses no opinion as to the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the finding that the will was not properly executed.

The judgment is affirmed.

Shaw, C. J., Lawlor, J., Wilbur, J., Lennon, J., Shurtleff, J., Sloane, J., and Richards, J., pro tem., concurred. *Page 664

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