Harwood v. Grice , 2 Va. Col. Dec. 43 ( 1753 )

The County Court refused to let an Ex’or be a Witness to prove a Will.

Randolph sayed it was the most known Thing in the World that an Executor might be a Witness If he was a Legatee he must release his Legacy

And per curiam he is a good witness Vide Tryl. per Pais 309. And quaere. In the Case of Hill ag’t Hill April 1737. The like Point was held in a Trial on a feigned Issue directed out of Chancery to try whether Will or no Will.