Section 43-8-202
Contest in circuit court after admission to probate - Trial of issues by jury; consideration of witnesses' testimony.
The circuit court may, in such case, direct an issue to be tried by a jury, and on the trial before the jury, or hearing before the circuit judge, the testimony of the witnesses reduced to writing by the judge of probate, according to section 43-8-169, is evidence to be considered by the judge or jury.
(Code 1852, §1655; Code 1867, §1973; Code 1876, §2337; Code 1886, §2001; Code 1896, §4300; Code 1907, §6209; Code 1923, §10640; Code 1940, T. 61, §67; Code 1975, §43-1-82.)