Converse v. Mix

Citations

• 63 Wash. 318
• 115 P. 305
• 1911 Wash. LEXIS 1200

Syllabus

<p>Wills — Execution—Undue Influence — Evidence — Sufficiency. Undue influence upon the part of a son, to whom the testatrix left the major portion of her estate, is not shown, and findings setting aside the will are unwarranted, Where it appears that the contestant, a daughter, had been unable to get along with her mother for many years, infrequent visits usually ended in violent discord, while relations with her sons, who took care of her, especially the favored son, were harmonious and usually affectionate; such conduct on his part not being in law undue influence.</p> <p>Same — Mental Capacity — Evidence — Sufficiency. Mental incapacity of an old lady to make her will is not shown by the fact that she was eccentric in the matter of dress, an ardent woman suffragist, and believed she was being persecuted for her eccentricities, where it appears that she had the business ability and judgment to amass and manage a considerable fortune, and retained her mental faculties until the last.</p>