Boren v. Boren’s Empirical Analysis

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1. ““Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared O. KL. Boren and-- and-witnesses who are known to me to be the testator and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are subscribed to the annexed or foregoing instrument in their respective capacities, and, all of said persons being by me duly sworn, the said O. K. Boren, testator, declared to me and to the said witnesses in my presence that said instrument is his last will and testament, and that he had willingly made and executed it as his free act and deed for the purposes therein expressed; and the said witnesses, each on his oath stated to me, in the presence and hearing of said testator, that the said testator had declared to them that said instrument is his last will and testament, and that he expressed same as such and wanted each of them to sign it as a witness; and upon their oaths each witness stated further that they did sign the same as witnesses in the presence of said testator and at his request; that he was at that time nineteen years of age or over and was of sound mind; and that each of said witnesses was then at least fourteen years of age. S/ O. K. Boren TESTATOR and S/ J. L. Pinkerton S/ Flossie Bingham WITNESSES “Subscribed and acknowledged before me by the said O. K. Boren, Testator, and subscribed and sworn to before me by the said J. L. Pinkerton and Flossie Bing-ham witnesses, this the 10th day of June A.D. 1959. S/ T. H. Neel NOTARY PUBLIC, WARD COUNTY, TEXAS “My commission expi”

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