In re the Estate of Mezger

Feely, S.

During the cross-examination of claimant’s wife, as his main witness in support of his claim for the reasonable value of his services to testatrix, the witness suffered a stroke on the *634witness stand, and has become so incapacitated thereby that claimant’s counsel has stated to court and counsel he would not imperil her by ever producing her for further cross-examination. Thereupon the executor moved that all of the direct testimony of this witness be stricken from the record. Claimant’s counsel questioned on the argument whether the general rule was applicable to the facts herein.

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