In re the Will of Cornelius
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Hempstead Circuit Court, The Hon- Shelton Watson, Circuit Judge, presiding. Several of the interrogations put to the witness, Nelson, are leading, Clark's ad. vs. Moss, 740; and it is error. Rogers vs. Diamond's exr. 13 Ark. The requisitions of the statute ol wills must be complied with, {ch. 170, Rev. Stat.); or no will can exist. Rogers vs. Diamond, 13 Ark.
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Appeal from Hempstead Circuit Court, The Hon- Shelton Watson, Circuit Judge, presiding. Several of the interrogations put to the witness, Nelson, are leading, Clark's ad. vs. Moss, 740; and it is error. Rogers vs. Diamond's exr. 13 Ark. The requisitions of the statute ol wills must be complied with, {ch. 170, Rev. Stat.); or no will can exist. Rogers vs. Diamond, 13 Ark. Remson vs. Brinkerlioff, 26 Wend. 331. Butler vs. RemAon, 1 Barb. 534. Sec. 5, ch. 170, Rev. St,, requires that the person who signs the will for the testator, must sign as witness; and sec. 4 requires, such subscription by…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Watkins
It appears from the record in this case that on the 14th of February, 1852, the clerk of the Hempstaad Probate Court, in vacation, granted letters of administration to Jester Cornelius upon the estate of William Cornelius, deceased, and that after-wards, the last will and testament of the deceased was found, and that it was admitted to probate, and allowed as such by the clerk in vacation, on the 12th of April. At the July term, 1852, of the Probate Court, the clerk produced the will, together with the proofs taken before him in support of the same. Jester Cornelius, who was one of the…
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