In re Salmons' Will

Citations

• 30 Del. 446
• 7 Boyce 446
• 108 A. 93
• 1919 Del. LEXIS 53

Syllabus

<p>1. Wills—Sufficient publication of will in presence of witnesses.</p> <p>A will, signed by testator in the presence of the witnesses, who attested it in his presence and in the presence of each other, held sufficiently published, where, the witness who wrote it read it to testator and then called in the other witness, who read enough to know that it was testator’s will.</p> <p>2. Wills—Contestant entitled to costs.</p> <p>Under Rev. Code 1915, § 4449, providing that costs shall be agreeable to equity if there was probable cause or reasonable ground for resisting the will, based upon competent evidence, contestant should be allowed costs, but not otherwise.</p>