Goodrich, Admr. v. Anderson

The original proceeding was filed by the administrator in Probate Court under favor of Sections 10506-67, 10506-73 and 10506-75, General Code. It is a special proceeding to discover assets of an estate which have been concealed or embezzled.

The immediate issue raised in the trial in the Court of Common Pleas concerns the admissibility of evidence relative to the mental capacity of the father of the defendant when he gave the latter the notes. The defendant testified that he had received the notes as a gift. The administrator thereupon sought to introduce evidence to prove that the father was…