PHELPS v. GOLDBERG

[No. 139, September Term, 1973.]

270 Md. 694 (1974)

313 A.2d 683

PHELPS v. GOLDBERG, EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES A. PHELPS

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided January 8, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Webb, with whom was Abraham L. Adler on the brief, for appellant.

Charles E. Wehland, with whom was Ronald S. Goldberg on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and BARNES, McWILLIAMS, SINGLEY, SMITH, DIGGES and LEVINE, JJ.


SMITH, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

A widow, appellant Janet W. Phelps, here challenges the determination by a trial judge (Mayfield, J.), who heard the case without a jury, that her husband had the requisite testamentary capacity to execute a valid will. After disposing of a stamp collection, a coin collection, musical instruments, and music compositions, and bequeathing $10,000 to a hospital and $20,000 to his secretary, the testator, Charles A. Phelps...

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