Thompson v. Ish
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Ray Circuit Court. — Hon. Geo. W. Dunn, Judge. (1) The lower court erred in remarking from the bench, while deciding upon the objections of plaintiffs to the competency of the question asked by James D. Ish, by his attorneys, to Dr. Henderson, his witness, as to the reputation and standing of Dr. Joseph M. Wood as a physician and surgeon, whose deposition, taken by said James D. Ish, was.on file in this cause, that “Dr. Wood’s character and standing, as an…
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Appeal from Ray Circuit Court. — Hon. Geo. W. Dunn, Judge. (1) The lower court erred in remarking from the bench, while deciding upon the objections of plaintiffs to the competency of the question asked by James D. Ish, by his attorneys, to Dr. Henderson, his witness, as to the reputation and standing of Dr. Joseph M. Wood as a physician and surgeon, whose deposition, taken by said James D. Ish, was.on file in this cause, that “Dr. Wood’s character and standing, as an eminent physician} was part of the history of Missouri, and, if the courts and juries took notice of the facts of history, the…
1Opinion of the Court
Black, J. —
This is a suit to set aside the will of Martha Ish, late of Lafayette county. The will bears date April 17, 1883, and she died on the second day of May following, at the adyanced age of nearly eighty. She left surviving her three daughters and one son, the defendant, James .D. Ish, and a number of grandchildren, who are the children of her four deceased children.
Mrs. Mary Handly, one of the surviving daughters, is not named in the will. To the other children and grandchildren, except James D. Ish, the testatrix gave one dollar each, and to James D. Ish she gave the *168residue of her…
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