Appeal from District Court, Bottineau county; Honorable Chas. F. Templeton, J. 1

Action by Robert Auld and Bertha Johanna McGaffney against F. W. Cathro, Laura M. Dana, and Gertrude G. Dana. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, contestants appeal.

Undue influence is to be measured with regard to the mental and physical condition of the person influenced. Woerner, Am. Law of Administration, 48; Dunaway v. Smoot, 23 Ky. L. Rep. 2289, 67 S. W. 62; Juzan v. Toulmin, 9 Ala. 663, 44 Am. Dec. 448; Lingle v. Lingle, 121 Iowa, 133, 96 N. W. 708; Woodbury v. Woodbury, 141 Mass. 329, 55 Am. Rep. 479, 5 N. E. 275; Meyer v. Fishburn, 65 Neb. 626, 91 N. W. 534; 29 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, p. Ill and cases there cited.

Unjust and unnatural disposition of property may be considered. Meier v. Butcher, 197 Mo. 68, 6 L.R.A.(N.S.) 202, 94 S. W. 883, 7' A. & E. Ann. Cas. 887; Gay v. Gillilan, 92 Mo. 250, 1 Am. St. Rep. 712, 5 S. W. 7; Elliott v. Welby, 13 Mo. App. 19; Tyner v. Varian, 97 Minn. 181, 106 N. W. 898; Rivard v. Rivard, 109 Mich. 98, 63 Am. St. Rep. 566, 66 N. W. 681; England v. Fawbush, 204 111. 384, 68 N. E. 526; Livering v. Russell, 30 Ky. L. Rep. 1185, 100 S. W. 840; Hoffman v. Hoffman, 192 Mass. 416, 78 N. E. 492; Re Wiltsey, 135 Iowa, 430, 109 N. W. 776; Fry v. Jones, 95 Ky. 148, 44 Am. St. Rep. 206, 24 S. W. 5; Farnsworth’s Will, 62 Wis. 474, 22 N. W. 523; Trezevant v. Rains, 85 Tex. 329, 23 S. W. 890; Edgerly v. Edgerly, 73 N. H. 407, 62 Atl. 716.

If there is evidence for and against the validity of the will, case is for the jury. Re Arnold, 147 Cal. 583, 82 Pac. 252; Fry v. Jones, 95 Ky. 149, 44 Am. St. Rep. 206, 24 S. W. 6; Lischy v. Schrader, 104 Ky. 657, 47 S. W. 611; Disch v. Timm, 101 Wis. 179,-77 N. W. 196; Davis v. Dean, 66 Wis. 100, 26 N. W. 737; Cole v. Getzinger, 96 Wis. 559, 71 N. W.. 75; Baker v. Baker, 102 Wis. 226, 78 N. W. 453; Re Derse, 103 Wis. 108, 79 N. W. 46; Re Wheeler, 5 Misc. 279, 25> N. T. Supp. 314.

Privileged communication to a physician can be waived by the patient and those representing him. Olson v. Court of Honor, 10Q Minn. 117, 8 L.R.A.(N.S.) 521, 117 Am. St Rep. 676, 110 N. W. 374, 10 A. & E. Ann. Cas. 622;. Winters v. Winters, 102 Iowa, 53, 63 Am. St. Bep. 428, 71 N. W. 184; Blackburn v. Crawford, 3 Wall. 175, 18 L. ed. 186; Thompson, v. Ish, 99 Mo. 160, 17 Am. St. Bep. 555, 12 S. W. 510; Eraser v.'Jennison, 42 Mich. 209, 3 N. W. 882;. Scripps v. Foster, 41 Mich. 742, 3 N. W. 216.

Mere suspicion, conjecture, or possibility that undue influence induced a will, or power, motive, and opportunity to exercise it, are insufficient. Ginter v. Ginter, 79 Kan. 721, 22 L.B.A.(N.S.) 1024, 101 Pac. 634; Be Shell, 28 Colo. 167, 53 L.B.A. 387, 89 Am. St. Bep. 181, 63 Pac. 413; Winn v. Grier, 217 Mo. 420, 117 S. W. 48;. Lamb v. Lippincott, 115 Mich. 611, 73 N. W. 887; Be Nelson, 132 Cal. 182, 64 Pac. 294; Sheehan v. Kearney, 82 Miss. 688, 35 L.B.A. 102, 21 So. 41.

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