Morris v. Collins
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court, Second Division; Guy Fulk, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Elmyra Gatlin; an aged negress, on March 12, 1910, executed her will, in which she gaye to her two nieces, Myrohn Morris and Sarah Pyburn, . and a nephew, Frank Collins, the sum of $50.00 each, and' her household goods to be divided equally between them. She provided for the payment of her debts and funeral expenses.
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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court, Second Division; Guy Fulk, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Elmyra Gatlin; an aged negress, on March 12, 1910, executed her will, in which she gaye to her two nieces, Myrohn Morris and Sarah Pyburn, . and a nephew, Frank Collins, the sum of $50.00 each, and' her household goods to be divided equally between them. She provided for the payment of her debts and funeral expenses. The third clause of the will is as follows: “I give, bequeath and devise all the residue of my estate to W. N. Morris, of Keo, Ark. ” The fourth clause reads: “I appoint W. N. Morris…
1Opinion of the CourtWood, J.
(after stating the facts). Appellant contends that the evidence was not sufficient to sustain the verdict.
One of the witnesses, a brother-in-law to the testatrix, and who lived in the same neighborhood, and who had known her for many years, testified in part as follows: “I have noticed her very frequently about four or five years before she died. Why, she would have peculiar ways. She would be talking to herself, and sometimes would be sitting while she was in your company talking, and she would be sitting with her head off from her like she had done forgotten there was anybody in the house…
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