In Re the Will of Gatling

The assignments of error presented by appellant on this appeal are based in the main upon exceptions, I, to the testimony of the handwriting expert introduced by the caveator, and, II, to portions of the charge. These will be considered in this order.

I. Propounder in his brief filed in this Court states that all of his exceptions to the testimony of the handwriting expert come down to these points : “1. His insistence upon personifying the writer as 'Mr. Gatling,’ describing his habits, and stating what 'Mr. Gatling’ or 'the writer’ would do or would not do.

“2. He insisted upon repeated…