Section 91-7-9 - Affidavit of subscribing witness receivable

The affidavit of any subscribing witness to a will, made before and certified by any officer in the state competent to administer oaths, shall be received as a substitute for the personal attendance of the affiant to prove the will where there is no contest about it.Codes, 1880, § 1964; 1892, § 1817; 1906, § 1992; Hemingway's 1917, § 1657; 1930, § 1603; 1942, § 499.