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ESTATE OF McCARTHY

265 Wis. 548 (1953)

ESTATE OF MCCARTHY: McGLYNN and others, Contestants, Appellants, vs. PARFREY, Proponent, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

December 30, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there was a brief and oral argument by Lorin L. Kay of Richland Center.

For the respondent there was a brief by Brindley & Brewer, and oral argument by Elaine E. FitzGerald and E. E. Brindley, all of Richland Center.

BROADFOOT, J.

The objectors contend that the trial court erred in finding that the genuine signature of the deceased was in fact affixed to the document. Mrs. Parfrey testified that she had seen Mr. McCarthy sign his name to checks several times and was familiar with it, and that it resembled the signature she had seen him affix to checks. The cashier of a bank compared the signature upon the instrument with a signature card in the bank's records, and based upon such...

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