No will of any testator shall be allowed to be proved as a lost or destroyed will unless: (1) The provisions are clearly and distinctly proved by at least two (2) witnesses, a correct copy or draft being deemed equivalent to one (1) witness; and (2) The will is: (A) Proved to have been in existence at the time of the death of the testator; or (B) Shown to have been fraudulently destroyed in the lifetime of the testator. Rev. Stat., ch. 157, § 51; C. & M. Dig., § 10545; Pope's Dig., § 14563; A.S.A. 1947, § 60-304. No will of any testator shall be allowed to be proved as a lost or destroyed will unless: (1) The provisions are clearly and distinctly proved by at least two (2) witnesses, a correct copy or draft being deemed equivalent to one (1) witness; and (2) The will is: (A) Proved to have been in existence at the time of the death of the testator; or (B) Shown to have been fraudulently destroyed in the lifetime of the testator. Rev. Stat., ch. 157, § 51; C. & M. Dig., § 10545; Pope's Dig., § 14563; A.S.A. 1947, § 60-304. No will of any testator shall be allowed to be proved as a lost or destroyed will unless: (1) The provisions are clearly and distinctly proved by at least two (2) witnesses, a correct copy or draft being deemed equivalent to one (1) witness; and (2) The will is: (A) Proved to have been in existence at the time of the death of the testator; or (B) Shown to have been fraudulently destroyed in the lifetime of the testator. Rev. Stat., ch. 157, § 51; C. & M. Dig., § 10545; Pope's Dig., § 14563; A.S.A. 1947, § 60-304. No will of any testator shall be allowed to be proved as a lost or destroyed will unless: (1) The provisions are clearly and distinctly proved by at least two (2) witnesses, a correct copy or draft being deemed equivalent to one (1) witness; and (2) The will is: (A) Proved to have been in existence at the time of the death of the testator; or (B) Shown to have been fraudulently destroyed in the lifetime of the testator. (A) Proved to have been in existence at the time of the death of the testator; or (B) Shown to have been fraudulently destroyed in the lifetime of the testator. Rev. Stat., ch. 157, § 51; C. & M. Dig., § 10545; Pope's Dig., § 14563; A.S.A. 1947, § 60-304.
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