Fulton v. Freeland
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Holt Circuit Court.- — Hon. W. G. Ellison, Judge. (1) The conrt erred in rejecting and refusing to admit competent and material evidence offered by plaintiff. Baldwin v. Robinson, 53 N. W. 531; Shep-ardson v. Potter, 18 N. W. 575; Haynes v. Hayden, 95 Mich. 332; In re SchelPs Estate, 28 Colo. 168; Clough v. Clough, 10 Colo.
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Appeal from Holt Circuit Court.- — Hon. W. G. Ellison, Judge. (1) The conrt erred in rejecting and refusing to admit competent and material evidence offered by plaintiff. Baldwin v. Robinson, 53 N. W. 531; Shep-ardson v. Potter, 18 N. W. 575; Haynes v. Hayden, 95 Mich. 332; In re SchelPs Estate, 28 Colo. 168; Clough v. Clough, 10 Colo. App. 443; In re Flint’s Estate, 100 Cal. 391; In re Rufino, 116 Cal. 316; Potter v. Baldwin, 133 Mass. 427; Ketchum v. Stearns, 76 Mo. 396; Sun-derland v. Hood, 84 Mo. 293; Fingley v. Cowgill, 48 Mo. 296; Cowgill v. Kennedy, 24 So. 459; Davis v. Calvert, 5 Gr.…
1Opinion of the Court
GRAVES, J. —
Action by plaintiff, the son of William J. Fnlton, deceased, contesting the will of deceased made in March, 1889. By said will it was provided (1) expenses of funeral to he paid out of personal property, (2) that executor sell so much of testator’s property as may he required to pay debts and pay same, and (3) bequest of one dollar “and no more” to the plaintiff.
The remaining four paragraphs or items of this will read:
“Item 4th. I hereby devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, Elzie, all the residue of my estate, both real and personal.
“Item 5th. In case my said wife shall die…
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