Legal Opinion

Cox v. Tucker

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 22, 1923No. 23518PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.

*385This was an issue derisarit vel non tried by a jury in the chancery court of Lowndes county. Appellees were the contestants of the alleged will of Mrs. Ostrander, deceased, Avhile appellants were the proponents of said will and contestees. The issues were whether the alleged will was a forgery, and, if not, whether the maker was capable mentally of making the will. There Avas a verdict in favor of appellees, and a judgment accordingly setting aside said alleged will,'from which judgment appellants prosecute this appeal.

Clearly this was not a case for a peremptory instruction for appellants,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Mobile & O. R. Co. v. BennettMississippi Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Garland v. StewartMississippi Supreme Court · 1856
  3. Wood ex rel. Wallace v. GibbsMississippi Supreme Court · 1858

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Freeze v. TaylorMississippi Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Teche Lines, Inc. v. BoyetteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
  3. Powers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1933
  4. Watkins v. WatkinsMississippi Supreme Court · 1926
  5. Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. AinsworthMississippi Supreme Court · 1964

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