Culver v. King

Ottis Culver, Executor of the Will of Samuel D. King, deceased, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court holding that the proponent Culver had not proved a prima facie case that King had duly executed his will. We reverse.

Samuel D. King died of a protracted illness on March 14, 1976, at the age of seventy. King was survived by his eight children, who are contesting his will.

The purported will, dated March 1, 1976, leaves the bulk of King's estate to Ottis Culver and his wife. The will was offered for probate and upon a contest filed by the appellees, the cause was removed to the circuit…