Baxter v. Bailey

We are inclined to the opinion that the deed of gift to Amanda Baxter,- was not executed on the Thursday immediately preceding the death of Wm. Baxter, but in the preceding week. We do not, however, regard this as the turning point of the case, and some of the minute circumstances bearing upon it may not have been fully comprehended.

The precise time of the execution of the instrument, is only material as it might tend to show that the donor was imposed on in procuring the deed, which, as he was becoming more and more feeble every day, might have been more easily done at a day near that of his…