Durant v. Starr
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
This was an appeal from a decree of the judge of probate for this county, disallowing an instrument offered by the appellant, purporting to be the last will and testament of Abigail Starr, deceased. [ * 528 ] * An issue was formed for the jury upon the sanity of the supposed testatrix, at the time of her making the said supposed last will; and after the examination of the subscribing witnesses, and other testimony in support of the will, the appellant offered the Rev. Mr.…
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This was an appeal from a decree of the judge of probate for this county, disallowing an instrument offered by the appellant, purporting to be the last will and testament of Abigail Starr, deceased. [ * 528 ] * An issue was formed for the jury upon the sanity of the supposed testatrix, at the time of her making the said supposed last will; and after the examination of the subscribing witnesses, and other testimony in support of the will, the appellant offered the Rev. Mr. Grafton as a witness, who was nominated one of the executors of the will. The respondents objected to his admission. The…
1Opinion of the Court
But the Court
considered him an incompetent witness, and he was not admitted to testify, (a)
1 Phill. Ev. 69, 70, 7th edit. — Roscoe, Ev. 2d edit. 85. — Sears vs. Dillingham & Al. 12 Mass. Rep. 358. — Nason vs. Thatcher & Al. 7 Mass. Rep. 398.
2Cases cited1 opinion
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