IN RE HILL'S ESTATE

No. 33970.

50 Wn.2d 196 (1957)

310 P.2d 250

In the Matter of the Estate of ESABELLA HILL, Deceased. JESSIE RIORDAN et al., Appellants, v. ISA JEANNETTE FULLAM et al., Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

April 25, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E.F. Dailey, for appellants.

Helsell, Paul, Fetterman, Todd & Hokanson and Richard S. White, for respondents.


OTT, J.

This appeal poses one primary question: Is a petition contesting a will subject to a demurrer, motion to strike, or motion to elect, where the petition pleaded (a) that the contested will was a forgery, both as to the signature of one of the witnesses and that of the testatrix, (b) that, if not a forgery, the testatrix' signature was obtained by fraud and undue influence, and (c) that the testatrix lacked the mental capacity to execute a will?

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