Murchison v. Smith

In 1995, before her death in April, Ms. Annie Bell Smith executed a will in January and yet another in March. Appellee, who is Ms. Smith’s brother-in-law, presented a copy of the January will for probate. Appellant, who is Ms. Smith’s cousin, filed a caveat asserting that the testatrix had revoked that will. A jury found that Ms. Smith did not revoke the will, and the trial court entered judgment on that verdict in Appellee’s favor. On appeal, Appellant enumerates as error the denial of her motion for a directed verdict. Thus, the dis-positive issue is not the validity of the as yet…