Watson v. Watson's heirs

It seems to the Court that the facts, as proved here, preponderate decidedly in favor of the testamentary capacity of Joseph Watson, when he duly published the controverted document as his last will; the vague opinions to the contrary, as expressed by some few of tire multitude of witnesses, are entitled to but little effe-ctin opposition to facts conducing strongly to the conclusion that the venerable testator, though 86 years old and confined to his bed by a local affliction called the gravel, had sufficient memory and reason, to enable him to make a prudent disposition of his small estate,…