Jones v. Roberts
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Wauke-sha county: Waream Pabes, Circuit Judge. Susan Jones, an old lady about seventy-five years of age, who could not read or write,, died, leaving in the possession of one Morris Jones an instrument purporting to be her last will and testament, disposing of property of the value of' about $1,400. The evidence tends to show that such instrument was drawn at the testator’s request by Dr. Yernon, her family physician, was signed…
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Wauke-sha county: Waream Pabes, Circuit Judge. Susan Jones, an old lady about seventy-five years of age, who could not read or write,, died, leaving in the possession of one Morris Jones an instrument purporting to be her last will and testament, disposing of property of the value of' about $1,400. The evidence tends to show that such instrument was drawn at the testator’s request by Dr. Yernon, her family physician, was signed by her by making her mark, was witnessed by Dr. Yernon and George Greesley, and thereafter delivered to Morris Jones by…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed April 7,1897:
Maeshall, J.
The errors assigned on exceptions to the instructions to the jury, and the manner such jury was. *430pressed by the trial judge to agree upon a verdict, need not. be discussed at length. Whether any of such instructions. Avere erroneous or not, or whether there tvas undue pressure from the bench to secure an agreement by such jury, is not material, inasmuch,as the verdict tvas outy advisory in character. This being an equity case, where the right to a trial, by jury was not a matter of right but of judicial discretion, the trial court…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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