Griffith's v. Griffith

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court, reversing an order of the County Court of Daviess, admitting to record a paper presented for record, as the last will and testament of Caleb Griffith, deceased, by the appellant as his executor. The will is objectedto on the ground, that its signature or acknowledgment was not attested by the two witnesses who subscribed their names to the paper, as required by our statute to pass real estate or slaves. We concur in the conclusion to which the Circuit Court arrived, and approve the argument which led to the conclusion. We therefore adopt it as the…