Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Begley
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 5, 1929No. 27,418PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
1 Reported in 226 N.W. 404. Plaintiffs appealed from an order denying their motion for a new trial.
The action involved the validity of the will of Sarah Begley. A jury rendered a special verdict finding that she had mental capacity to make the will. The trial was lengthy. The claim is that the case was given to the jury December 4, 1928, at 2:35 p. m. and that it deliberated until December 5, 1928, at 10:45 a. m. when at its request it was brought into court and this occurred:
Foreman: "We cannot agree.
The Court: "You have not been out there long enough.
Foreman: "I wanted to know if you had…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Valerius v. RichardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- Olesen v. NorenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1924
- Smith v. Kingman & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Edlund v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- Turner v. WitteSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Konkel v. FortSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
- Sherman v. MardenCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1994
- Hammond v. Flour City Coal and Oil Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
- Strand v. BoehlandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1938