Legal Opinion

Bowman v. Phillips

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1874PublishedCited by 20 opinions

From the Putnam Common Pleas.

1Opinion of the CourtPettit, J.

This was a suit by the appellees against the appellants to contest the will of Leonard Bowman, deceased; and the causes or reasons, as stated in the complaint, for the contesting and setting aside of the will, are thus stated :

“ And said plaintiffs allege and charge, that at the time •of the pretended execution of said will by said testator, Leonard Bowman, he, the said Leonard Bowman, was of ■unsound mind; and they further allege and charge the undue execution of said will; that the same was procured by fraud, and the undue influence of said defendants over said testator at the time of the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Kenworthy v. WilliamsIndiana Supreme Court · 1854
  2. Reed v. WatsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1867
  3. Noakes v. MoreyIndiana Supreme Court · 1868
  4. Sage v. BrownIndiana Supreme Court · 1870
  5. Sim v. HurstIndiana Supreme Court · 1873

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Staser v. HoganIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  2. McDonald v. McDonaldIndiana Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Wenning v. TeepleIndiana Supreme Court · 1895
  4. Wiley v. GordonIndiana Supreme Court · 1914
  5. Grant v. WestfallIndiana Supreme Court · 1877

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