Legal Opinion

In Re Estate of Kelly

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided December 6, 2005No. 2005-CA-00011-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. The chancery court admitted the decedent’s will to probate in solemn form and held that Sarah D. Cuevas was the sole devisee and legatee of the decedent. William Kelly filed a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. The chancery court denied Kelly’s motion, and granted Cue-vas’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in accordance with Rule 12(c) of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure. Aggrieved by the judgment against him, Kelly appealed and now asserts three assignments of error. We affirm the judgment of the chancery court, but we also remand for a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. McNeil v. HesterMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Reddell v. ReddellMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Moor v. ParksMississippi Supreme Court · 1920
  4. Matter of Estate of McClerkinMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Bolton v. BarnettMississippi Supreme Court · 1923

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of KellyMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  2. In the Matter of the Last Will and Testament of George Ben Ratcliff, Deceased: Amanda Ratcliff Boyd, George Ben Ratcliff, Jr. and John Michael Eaton v. Patricia Diane Ratcliff SmithMississippi Supreme Court · 2021
  3. William Kelly v. Sarah D. CuevasMississippi Supreme Court · 2004

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