Legal Opinion

Bullock v. Morehouse

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided May 2, 1927No. 4537PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBB, Associate Justice.

Appeal from a judgment in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia admitting to probate, as the will of Ann Eliza Bullock, a paper writing dated April 6, 1925.

The will was admitted to probate on November 5, 1925, upon formal proof of its proper execution by the testimony of the subscribing witnesses. On February 3, 1926, *706a caveat was filed, alleging mental incapacity, fraud, coercion, duress, and improper execution. At the close of the evidence, the court, without objection, directed a verdict in favor of the proponents upon every issue save the last, there being…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Keely v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
  2. In re Dougherty's EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1912
  3. Riggs v. RiggsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
  4. Healey v. BartlettSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1904
  5. In re Claflin's WillSupreme Court of Vermont · 1901

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Davis v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Betts v. LonasCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
  3. Leslie KleinUnited States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · 2025

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