Estate of Sanderson

This is an appeal from the order admitting to probate the will of Elmer L. Sanderson, the above named deceased.

From the record before us, it appears that the will in question was made January 24, 1957; that the deceased died February 1, 1957; that said will was offered for probate in the Superior Court of San Diego County; that Columbian Building Corporation of San Diego, The Roman Catholic Bishop of San Diego, Charles F. Buddy, Thomas Ackerman, St. Jude's Roman Catholic Church of San Diego, and St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church of San Diego, were named in said will as legatees; that deceased was unmarried and left no issue; that Harvey W. Syster, the brother and sole heir of deceased, filed a contest against said will on grounds of incompetence of deceased, lack of due execution, violation of Probate Code, section 41, and that the will was not the free act of deceased; that O'Neill F. Martin, as executor, Columbian Building Corporation of San Diego, The Roman Catholic Bishop of San Diego, Charles F. Buddy and Thomas Ackerman appeared and filed separate answers to the grounds of opposition to probate of will; that such contest was tried before a jury; that prior to…