 | Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - Law reports, digests, etc - 1907 - 798 pages
...competent he must have had sufficient active memory to recollect in his mind, without prompting, the elements of the business to be transacted, and to...in his mind a sufficient length of time to perceive their obvious relations to each other, and to form a rational judgment in regard to them. It is not... | |
 | Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - Law reports, digests, etc - 1896 - 776 pages
...provisions of her will, and had sufficient active memory to collect in her mind, without prompting, the elements of the business to be transacted, and to hold them in her mind a sufficient length of time to perceive at least their obvious relations to each other, and... | |
 | Simon Greenleaf - Evidence (Law) - 1854 - 784 pages
...will, than to make a contract of sale. But mere passive memory is not alone sufficient. He must retain sufficient active memory to collect in his mind, without...business to be transacted, and to hold them in his mind long enough to perceive at least their more obvious relations to each other, and to form a rational... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1874 - 654 pages
...to make a valid will, the testator must have something more than mere passive memory; he must retain sufficient active memory to collect in his mind, without prompting, the particulars or elements of business to be transacted, and to hold them in his mind a sufficient length of time to perceive at... | |
 | Joseph Delafield, New York (State). Court of Appeals - Claims against decedents' estates - 1862 - 806 pages
...remaining. He must undoubtedly retain sufficient active memory to collect in his mind, without prompting, particulars or elements of the business to be transacted,...sufficient length of time to perceive, at least, their more obvious relations to each other, and be able to form some rational judgment in relation to them.... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1862 - 802 pages
...he must havt sufficient active memory to collect in his mind, without prompting, the particular* 01 elements of the business to be transacted, and to hold them in hit mind a sufficient icngth of time to perceive at least their obvious relations to each other, and... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1864 - 824 pages
...language of Judge REDFIELD, in the case of Convene vs. Convene,^ and holds that the testator must '' have sufficient active memory to collect in his mind,...length of time to perceive at least their obvious relation to each other, and be able to form some rational judgment in relation to them. A testator... | |
 | Emory Washburn - Real property - 1864 - 912 pages
...: " He must undoubtedly retain sufficient active memory to collect in his mind, without prompting, particulars or elements of the business to be transacted,...sufficient length of time to perceive at least their more obvious relations to each other, and be able to form some rational judgment in relation to these."... | |
 | Isaac Fletcher Redfield - Wills - 1865 - 894 pages
...execute a valid will.23 The testator must have something more than mere passive memory. He must retain sufficient active memory to collect in his mind without...sufficient length of time to perceive, at least, their more'obvious relations to each other, and be able to form some rational judgment in regard to them.... | |
 | Ransom Hebbard Tyler - Adverse possession - 1870 - 982 pages
...testator "must undoubtedly retain sufficient active memory to collect in his mind, without prompting, particulars or elements of the business to be transacted,...sufficient length of time to perceive at least their more obvious relations to each other, and to be able to form some rational judgment in relation to... | |
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He must, in the language of the cases, have sufficient active memory to collect in his mind, without prompting, the particulars or elements of the business to be transacted, and to hold them in his mind a sufficient length of time to perceive at least... 
