Cuneo v. Bessoni

Joseph Bessoni filed in the coui’t below a *525statement' in writing, in the form of a complaint, representing to said court, that Catharine Cuneo, of the county of Ripley, was a person, of unsound mind, and incapable of managing her own estate; whereupon a summons was issued to the said Catherine, requiring her to appear and answer such complaint.

In response to such summons the said Catherine appeared in court, and James W. Pate, the clerk of said court, under the direction of the court, filed an answer, denying the facts set forth in the complaint.

The issue thus formed was submitted to a jury…