Legal Opinion

Culpepper v. Robie

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 12, 1930PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHudgins, J.

The following instructions were given by the trial court:

“(1) The court instructs the jury that the test of whether or not a testator had legal testamentary capacity relates to the time at which the will was executed, and if the jury shall believe from the evidence that Nathaniel D. Culpepper was mentally capable of making a will upon the date of its execution, then the same is valid so far as mental capacity is concerned, whatever may have been his condition mentally prior or after the. time of executing said will.
“(2) The court instructs the jury that the evidence, of physicians on the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Hartman v. StricklerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1886
  2. Litz v. HarmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1928
  3. Chappell v. TrentSupreme Court of Virginia · 1893
  4. Bryan v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
  5. Forehand v. SawyerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1927

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Ferguson v. FergusonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1937
  2. Ritz v. KingdonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1953
  3. Ritz v. KingdonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1953
  4. Frye v. NortonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1964
  5. Redford v. BookerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1936

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