Bible Society v. Grove
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Missouri. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite
This was a suit begun on the 6th of March, 1868, in a State court, by a part of the heirs-at-law of Jacob E. Grove, to set aside his will. The defendants were the executors of the will, the legatees or devisees, and some of'the heirs. The case was tried four times in the State court, and the venue was changed twice. At three of the trials the jury disagreed. At the other a verdict was given for the plaintiffs, which the court set aside. The last trial commenced April 14, 1875, at the January adjourned term of the Circuit Court of Macon County, Missouri, and resulted in a disagreement of the…
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