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JACKSON v. YOUNG

No. 87-438.

546 A.2d 1009 (1988)

Amaie JACKSON, Appellant, v. Minnie YOUNG, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 2, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Cohen, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Jane Moretz Edmisten, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before PRYOR, Chief Judge, and ROGERS and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.

ROGERS, Associate Judge:

In this appeal we must decide whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence a life insurance form signed by the decedent to show his state of mind at the time of making the statement. The issue arose in connection with appellant Amaie Jackson's effort to establish that she was the common law wife of the decedent and therefore entitled to inherit as an heir at law and to be appointed personal representative of the decedent's estate...

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