Russell
Russell v. Abercrombie
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Brown, J.
The holographic will of Ethel C. Rowe, deceased, was admitted to probate. The court denied a petition filed by a sister of the decedent for revocation of the order, and this appeal is from the judgment dismissing the petition for revocation of the order admitting the will to probate and confirming the previous order admitting it.
The writing is entirely in the hand of decedent and the principal question is whether it was signed so as to entitle it to be filed as a will. The writing is as follows:
The writing covered one side of the paper, the top line being approximately 3/8ths of an inch from the top edge of the paper, and extending without margin on either side down the page, with the last line being approximately 7/16ths of an inch from the bottom edge of the paper. On the reverse side of the single sheet of paper, approximately 3/4ths of an inch from the top, was written in the decedent’s handwriting, “Will of Ethel C. Rowe.” This document was found after the decedent’s death in a desk drawer in her home. *444 Over an objection, it was testified that the testatrix was a high school and business college graduate. Objection was also made to the introduction of evidence that…