Lawman's Estate

Citations

• 272 Pa. 237
• 116 A. 538
• 1922 Pa. LEXIS 809

Syllabus

<p>Wills — Probate—Oodicil—Proof of contents — Evidence—Act of June 7, 1917, P. L. lfiS.</p> <p>1. Proof of a lost will or codicil is made out only by proof, by two witnesses, of execution and of contents, each of whom must separately depose to all the facts necessary to complete the chain of evidence, so that no link in it may depend on the credibility of one only.</p> <p>2. The burden of proving a lost will or codicil is on the proponent, and in this case the proof, of the execution of a codicil or will was met, but proof of its contents failed to meet the requirements of the act.</p>