Barbour v. Moore
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the defendant from a judgment on verdict in an action of ejectment. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
1. This is the second appeal that has been prosecuted by the defendant in this action of ejectment brought against her to recover an undivided one-half of certain valuable lands in the District of Columbia. See Barbour v. Moore, 4 App. D. C. 535, where the history of the case is given.
The entire controversy turns upon the validity of the will of David Moore, under which appellant claims, that has been attacked for the want of capacity of the testator, and also as the product of undue influence exerted upon him.
On the first appeal the judgment was reversed for certain errors in the charge; but…
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