MATTER OF ESTATE OF YETT

No. 125 741; CA 11843.

606 P.2d 1174 (1980)

44 Or.App. 709

In the matter of the Estate of Nancy L. Yett. David T. Yett, Appellant, v. STEPHEN P. YETT AND CHARLES L. KOBIN, Personal Representative of the Estate of Nancy L. Yett, Deceased, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided February 25, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan H. Johansen, Portland, argued the case for appellant. With him on the briefs were Stewart M. Whipple and Whipple, Johansen & McClain, Portland.

Dwight L. Schwab, Portland, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Schwab, Burdick & Hilton, Portland.

Before BUTTLER, P.J., and GILLETTE and ROBERTS, JJ.


BUTTLER, Presiding Judge.

In this will contest, contestant seeks reversal of a decree admitting his mother's will to probate, contending that decedent lacked testamentary capacity when she executed the will and that the will was the product of an insane delusion that he had attempted to harm her. Contestant contends that because of either or both of those reasons the will was not the will of decedent and is not entitled to probate. We affirm, concluding that the proponents...

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