Baxter v. Bank of Belle

Respondents, plaintiffs below, filed this suit against appellants to contest the validity of the last will and testament of Margretta Arendall, deceased. A trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiffs setting aside the will, whereupon defendants appealed. The estate of the deceased consisted of a small tract of real estate, cash and notes of the value of approximately $14,000.

Plaintiffs are the nephews and nieces of the deceased and as such were legal heirs. The defendants are the beneficiaries under the will. Plaintiffs alleged three grounds as reasons for contesting the validity…