Lucas v. Goff
Mississippi Supreme Court
In error to the Probate Court of Attala county. Hon. E. M. Wells, judge. The facts are very fully stated in the opinion of the court. Application was made to the Probate Court of Attala county, to probate what was alleged to be the nuncupative will of Garland Goff, which, being refused, a bill of exceptions was signed and sealed, embodying the evidence adduced in support of the application, and a writ of error prosecuted to this court.
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In error to the Probate Court of Attala county. Hon. E. M. Wells, judge. The facts are very fully stated in the opinion of the court. Application was made to the Probate Court of Attala county, to probate what was alleged to be the nuncupative will of Garland Goff, which, being refused, a bill of exceptions was signed and sealed, embodying the evidence adduced in support of the application, and a writ of error prosecuted to this court. The facts, as shown by the record, are, that Garland Goff and his wife were both taken suddenly and violently ill, and on the 10th of March, 185T, Dr. James…
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, 0. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This controversy had its inception in an application to the Court of Probates of Attala county, to admit to probate a nuncupative will, alleged to have been made by Garland Goff, deceased. The application was refused, whereupon a writ of error was sued out to this court.
The following instrument, purporting to contain the will of the deceased, was introduced on the trial, to wit: “ Know all men by these presents, that we, James Henry and Chappel Hughes, of the county and State aforesaid, on the tenth day of this month, to wit, the month of March,…
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