Newcomb's Ex'or v. Newcomb
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 22 — WILL CONTEST — APPEAL FROM HENDERSON CIRCUIT COURT. 1. The opinion of a non-expert as to the sanity or insanity of a testator is incompetent, unless accompanied by a statement of the facts upon which that opinion is based. (McDaniels’ will, 2 J. J. M., 331; Hunt’s Heirs y.
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Case 22 — WILL CONTEST — APPEAL FROM HENDERSON CIRCUIT COURT. 1. The opinion of a non-expert as to the sanity or insanity of a testator is incompetent, unless accompanied by a statement of the facts upon which that opinion is based. (McDaniels’ will, 2 J. J. M., 331; Hunt’s Heirs y. Hunt, 3 B. H., 577; Sherley v. Taylor’s Heirs, 5 B. M., 102-3.) 2. An instruction to the jury that, in order to make a will, the testator should have the capacity to dispose of his estate “ in a rational manner” was misleading and prejudicial to appellant. The court erred in refusing an instruction explanatory of…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE HAZELBIGG
deliyurkd the opinion op this court.
Tbe finding of tbe jury in tbe court below to tbe effect that a paper, purporting to be tbe will of E. B. Newcomb, deceased, was not bis will, is songbt to be set aside on tbis appeal by bis widow and sole devisee, on tbe following grounds: First. That the opinions of non-experts against tbe sanity of tbe alleged testator were taken without a statement of facts upon which tbe opinions were based.
It is conceded that tbe witnesses thus permitted to express their opinions of tbe incompetency of New-comb to make tbe will in contest, had…
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