Kern v. Campbell

1 Citing case

  1. Cunningham v. Stender

    127 Colo. 293 (Colo. 1953)   Cited 8 times
    Listing the five "sound mind" factors for assessing the decedent’s "mind and memory" when testamentary capacity is at issue

    Were we to sustain this motion to dismiss the writ of error, we would subordinate substance to shadow. Courts look to the substance rather than the mere form;. Ward v. Teller Reservoir and Irrigation Co., 60 Colo. 47, 153 Pac. 219; Kern v. Campbell, 97 Colo. 64, 47 P.2d 688. Here, it is patent from the record that Cunningham filed the caveat in his individual capacity.