Sawyer v. White
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Missouri. In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Missouri.
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Robert Sawyer, brought an action against the defendant, William M. White, to avoid a deed of certain lands in the state of Missouri, of the value of $20,000, made by Robert White, the grandfather of the plaintiff, to. William M. White, his son, on May 9, 1896, and to set aside the will of Robert White, deceased, and the probate thereof, on the ground that the defendant, William M. White, had procured the execution of this will by undue influence. The court below dismissed both causes of action, and the plaintiff presents the decree and judgment for review…
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