Legal Opinion

Burnham v. Grant

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided May 12, 1913No. 3572Published

Appeal from Teller District Court. Hon. W. S. Morris, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtHurlbut, J.

Action begun in Teller district court January 7, 1909. We .have read with painstaking care the entire abstract of record, seven hundred, pages. The record discloses a hotly contested controversy over the probating of a will, and we are not surprised to find the evidence decidedly conflicting upon the material issues. The law has imposed a duty upon the trial judge or jury of .determining all issues of facts. That duty was performed in this case by a lawful jury, which decided the issues in favor of the proponents of the will. The verdict of the jury and decree of the court were to the effect'…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Blough v. ParryIndiana Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Rivard v. RivardMichigan Supreme Court · 1896
  3. Schneider v. ManningIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  4. In re the Estate of ShapterSupreme Court of Colorado · 1906
  5. Butler v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1906

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