Opinion ID: 1889596
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Heading: dead man statute

Text: It is argued the testimony of Ruth Bell Kennebrew, the first wife of Mulberry and a devisee under the will, violated the Dead Man Statute, Miss. Code Ann. 13-1-7. The testimony of this witness for the contestants was against her own interest as devisee, not to establish her own claim or interest, and therefore was competent. See: Veazey v. Turnipseed, 219 Miss. 559, 69 So.2d 379 (1952); Estes v. Estes, 200 Miss. 541, 547, 27 So.2d 854 (1946); Birchett v. Hundermark, 145 Miss. 683, 694, 110 So. 237 (1926).