Barry v. Walker

i. Evidence: matvation. A witness for the contestants was permitted to testify that the testator’s conversations with him were “rambling,” and that his physical condition during the time that he had known him was “weak and decrepit.” Another witness testified that, when the testator talked with him about personal business matters, “it was a conglomeration of his continual business.” These answers stated facts, and not conclusions, and were competent. Schmidt v. Dubuque, 136 Iowa, 401; Vannest v. Murphy, 135 Iowa, 123; Manatt v. Scott, 106 Iowa, 203.

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