King v. Gilson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — How. Jesse A. McDonald, Judge. (1) There is no evidence to sustain a verdict against the will of Mrs. Lack of September 13, 1893. Story v. Story, 188 Mo. 110; Riley v. Sherwood, 144 Mo. 354; Sehr v. Lindeman, 153 Mo. 286; Cash v. Lust, 142 Mo. 639; Yon de Yeld v. Judy, 143 Mo. 363. (2) There being no substantial evidence to sustain a verdict against the will, it is immaterial whether or not any error was committed on the trial…
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — How. Jesse A. McDonald, Judge. (1) There is no evidence to sustain a verdict against the will of Mrs. Lack of September 13, 1893. Story v. Story, 188 Mo. 110; Riley v. Sherwood, 144 Mo. 354; Sehr v. Lindeman, 153 Mo. 286; Cash v. Lust, 142 Mo. 639; Yon de Yeld v. Judy, 143 Mo. 363. (2) There being no substantial evidence to sustain a verdict against the will, it is immaterial whether or not any error was committed on the trial against defendant. Story v. Story, 188 Mo. 129'. (3) The will is a reasonable one and is itself a strong proof that Mrs.…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodson, J.
TMs is the second time this case has been appealed to this court. The first trial resulted in a verdict and judgment against the validity of the will, and upon appeal to this court the judgment was reversed and remanded for a new trial. The case is reported in the 191 Mo. 307, where the main facts are set out in full, and for that reason will not be restated here.
The cause was retried in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, and the verdict of the jury sustained the validity of ,the will. In due time the defendants filed their motion for a new trial, which was, by the court, sustained,…
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