Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. Slye

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided November 17, 1920PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County (Moss, L). The questions asked of witnesses, which were involved in the sixth and eighth exceptions, were as follows: “In what condition did you find him each time that you saw him and “Can you say what was his mental condition when you saw him ?” Plaintiff’s Third Prayer was as follows: “The Court instructs the jury, that if they shall believe, from the evidence, that at- the time of the execution of the paper writing in…

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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County (Moss, L). The questions asked of witnesses, which were involved in the sixth and eighth exceptions, were as follows: “In what condition did you find him each time that you saw him and “Can you say what was his mental condition when you saw him ?” Plaintiff’s Third Prayer was as follows: “The Court instructs the jury, that if they shall believe, from the evidence, that at- the time of the execution of the paper writing in controversy in this case, and dated March 11th, 1911, the said Augustus B. Slye was not of sound and disposing mind and…

1Opinion of the CourtOffutt, J.

This is an appeal from certain rulings, of the court, made in the trial of a caveat filed by Mary L. Slye, sometime Committee of Susan N. Slye, a lunatic,, to the -will of Augustus B. Slye, which wasi probated in the Orphans^ Court of Charles County, where the issues raised by the pleadings were framed, and sent to the Circuit Court for Charles County for trial, from which court they were removed to the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, where they were tried.

The appellee has moved to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the record was not transmitted to this Court- within three months…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Browne v. BrowneCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1864
  2. Harris v. HipsleyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1914
  3. Berry v. Safe Deposit & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1902
  4. Waters v. WatersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1872
  5. Taylor v. CreswellCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1876

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  5. Dashiell v. JacobyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1923

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