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Harrison v. AxtellHarrison v. Axtell

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Feb 28, 1910
Reporters:
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Before:
Pee
Pee Curiam.

We concur in the opinion expressed ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‍by the ordinary that the respondent Axtell fairly sustained the burden of ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‍showing that the will was not the product of undue influence, but of ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‍the full and independent judgment of the testatrix, and, for this reason, ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‍affirm the decree under review.

For affirmance—Ti-ie Chief-Justice, Garrison, Swayze, Reed, Tbenchard, Parker, Bergen, ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‍Voori-iees, Minturn, Bogert, Vredenburgh, Vroom, Gray, Congdon—14.

For reversal—Fone.

Case Details

Case Name: Harrison v. Axtell
Court Name: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Date Published: Feb 28, 1910
Citations: 75 A. 1100; 76 N.J. Eq. 614; 6 Buchanan 614; 1910 N.J. LEXIS 256
Court Abbreviation: N.J.
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