Legal Opinion

Reed's Will

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided October 14, 1841PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Will case. Appeal from the Garrard County Court. Case 37.104

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Robertson

The County Court of Garrard having rejected a document, offered there for probate, as the last will of Alexander Reed Sr. deceased, the case has been re-tried in this Court, and it is now adjudged that the testimony adduced on the trial here, is sufficient to establish the controverted paper as the valid last will of the said decedent.

The only litigated question is, that of testamentary •capacity; andón this point, we have, on the negative side, the opinions of the two subscribing witnesses and of one other witness, perhaps two others, unsupported, as we think, by the only reasons assigned…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Sechrest v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1862
  2. Couchman v. CouchmanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1898

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