Grimm v. Tittman
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — HoN. Jacob KleiN, Judge. (1) The court erred in permitting G. A. Grimm to testify in relation to the attestation and execution of the will. Revised Statutes, 1879, sec. 4010. Revised Statutes, 1879, sec. 4013. First. Because he is a party to the suit — a necessary party.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — HoN. Jacob KleiN, Judge. (1) The court erred in permitting G. A. Grimm to testify in relation to the attestation and execution of the will. Revised Statutes, 1879, sec. 4010. Revised Statutes, 1879, sec. 4013. First. Because he is a party to the suit — a necessary party. McChdloitgh v. McCullough, 31 Mo. 226; Holmes v. Holloman, 12 Mo. 536; Vans ant v. Boileau, 1 Binn. 444; Benoist v. Darby, 12 Mo. 199; Kennedy v. Fvans, 31 Ill. 258; Walker v. McKnight, 15 B. Mon. 467; Selby v. Clayton, - 7 Gill. (Md.) 240; Foley v. Mason, 6 Md. 37; Rapalje on…
1Opinion of the CourtGaittt, P. J.
This is a proceeding to contest the will of Hugo Grimm, who died in St. Louis on July 13, 1887, unmarried and without issue.
Defendant Tittman is administrator of the estate of the deceased. The other parties to the action are the brothers and sisters of deceased. The will bears date June 7, 1887, and is in the handwriting of the testator. The deceased was a German, and the will was in the German language.
On the seventeenth of June, 1887, the testator went to the store of Frederick Toussaint, a friend of his. He reached the store, number 708 Pine street, about one o’clock in the afternoon.…
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