White v. Jones
White v. Jones
Opinion of the Court
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court.
Certain devisees (appellees bere) of certain specified lands under the will of their grandfather, J. 0. White, filed their bill in chancery, alleging that bis son, tbe appellant, Walter M. White, procured from bim a deed twelve days before bis death, conveying to bis said son bis entire estate, real and personal, on credit, and upon a consideration grossly inadequate, even as recited in tbe deed. They aver that tbe execution of this instrument was procured by undue influence, and that J. 0. White was of unsound mind when be executed it. Issue was joined on these last two propositions, and tried by a jury, which was impaneled on tbe motion of appellant himself, and it decided both issues against bim and in favor of tbe appellees, and the decree of tbe court reciting that, “defendants having elected to have tbe issues of fact tried by a jury,” and reciting the impanelment, “after bearing tbe evidence” and reciting tbe verdict, decreed tbe cancellation of tbe deed, and that tbe will was in full force as to tbe land devised. From this Walter M. White appeals on the naked record, with no bill of exceptions setting out any testimony whatever, and bis only point is that tbe record shows no agreement in writing that oral testimony might be taken, and bis sole reliance for reversal is on tbe case of Dickerson v. Askew, 82 Miss., 436; s. c., 34 So. Rep., 157, decided by this court.
Tbe record does show that tbe trial was bad and tbe decree
Affirmed.
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- Wadsworth M. White v. Mary E. Jones
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- 1. ChANCeey Practice. Oral testimony. Written agreement. Code 1893, l 1764. An agreement to take testimony orally in open court, not previously reduced to writing by inadvertence, will, when written, signed and filed! nune pro nune after final decree, be fully operative and sustain a decree based on such evidence, under Code 1892, § 1764, providing for the examination of witnesses orally in the chancery court on agreement of the parties in writing. 2. Same. Jury trial. Code 1893, g 507. In a trial by jury in chancery, under Code 1892, § 507, providing therefor, the testimony of witnesses ore tenus in open court is admissible, without an agreement by the parties.