Coats v. Lynch
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Monroe Circuit Court. — Son. Reuben E. Rot, Judge. (1) Lon Hale, touching his interest and feeling in the case, was asked, if at the last term of court he had not driven in the night over to Shelbina to get his wife to come to Paris and testify. This question was clearly competent to show witness’ bias in the case. 29 Am. and Eng. Ency. of Law, 770; 1 Am. and Eng. Ency. of Law (2 Ed.), 704; St. L. Paint & Mfg. Go. v. Maupin, '30 Mo.
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Appeal from Monroe Circuit Court. — Son. Reuben E. Rot, Judge. (1) Lon Hale, touching his interest and feeling in the case, was asked, if at the last term of court he had not driven in the night over to Shelbina to get his wife to come to Paris and testify. This question was clearly competent to show witness’ bias in the case. 29 Am. and Eng. Ency. of Law, 770; 1 Am. and Eng. Ency. of Law (2 Ed.), 704; St. L. Paint & Mfg. Go. v. Maupin, '30 Mo. App. 15. (2) Lewellyn was asked to state whether or not her mental condition (meaning testatrix) was such that she could call the names of her…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
This is a suit to set aside the will of Sally C. Ridge. The will bears date May 25, 1892, and she died on the thirteenth day of February, 1894, at the advanced age of seventy or seventy-one years. She died childless. She lived a widow seventeen years, during which time she kept house. An afflicted niece, Sally Coats, who was deaf, lived with and was cared for by her. The testatrix had at the date of' the will no sister living but had one brother Bernard M. Lynch who died before she did. She also had fourteen other nieces, nephews and grandnephews and nieces. After providing for the payment of…
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