Legal Opinion

In re the Will of Holland

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided October 25, 1972No. 7314SC11PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Judge.

Appellants except and assign error to the following in the court’s charge to the jury:

“The propounders have offered Dr. Perry’s opinion that in his opinion he did have sufficient mental capacity to know the nature and extent of his property and who were the natural objects of his bounty, and the effect of his act in making a Will thereby disposing of his property.
“In connection with Dr. Perry’s testimony, I will instruct you that you can give some importance to his opinion, perhaps more than you would to another witness, because he is a doctor, although again you are the triers…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. . OwnbySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1908
  2. Flynt v. . BodenhamerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1879
  3. In Re PetersonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1904

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re the Will of JohnsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1977

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