Uncertainty of mlnd; the ab-sence of a settled opinion or conviction; the attitude of mind towards the acceptance of or belief ln a proposition, theory, or statement, ln which the judgment is not at rest but inclines alternately to either side. Rowe v. Baber. 93 Ala. 42?, 8 South. 865; Smith v. Railway Co., 143 Mo. 33, 44 S. W. 718 ; west Jersey Traction Co. v. Camden Horse R. Co., 52 N. J. Eq. 452, 29 Atl. 333