Estate of Toomes

54 Cal. 509 ·

Supreme Court of California

Published · citable

Holding

The court held that the probate court erred in excluding the opinion testimony of a priest regarding the testator’s mental condition, as the witness qualified as an expert on questions of mental capacity by virtue of his specialized education and daily professional experience in assessing the mental states of communicants.

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