Bullock v. Morehouse
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
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…
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- In re Claflin's WillSupreme Court of Vermont · 1901
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