Richmond Appeal from Probate
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal from the probate of the will of Eunice R. Heap ; taken to the Superior Court in Windham County, and tried to the jury before Prentice, J. Verdict for the appellees, and appeal by the appellants for errors in the rulings and charge of the court.
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Appeal from the probate of the will of Eunice R. Heap ; taken to the Superior Court in Windham County, and tried to the jury before Prentice, J. Verdict for the appellees, and appeal by the appellants for errors in the rulings and charge of the court. The case is fully stated in the opinion. 1. The court erred in excluding the question as to the property of the testatrix in 1878; also in excluding evidence as to the amount of the Lord estate, which was accompanied by a promise to show that the testatrix had the same property in 1879 ; also in ruling out the three assessment lists returned by…
1Opinion of the CourtFern, J.
On the trial of this appeal to the jury, the appellees having offered the will and codicil, and having introduced the witnesses thereto upon the question of their execution and the capacity of the testatrix, rested. The appellants then presented evidence, claimed as tending to establish the want of such capacity, and undue influence exercised by one Cushman, the residuary legatee, to which the appellees replied with counter evidence.
Concerning the relations which existed between the testatrix and Cushman, the finding is as follows:—The testimony of the parties was in substantial agreement in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dale's Appeal from ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1888
- St. Leger's Appeal from ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1867
- State v. HoytSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1878
- Drake's Appeal from ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1877
- Tompkins v. WestSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1888
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- Carten v. CartenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
- Salvatore v. HaydenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Turner's Appeal From ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Weston v. TeufelIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- State v. PambianchiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1953
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