Seymour v. Biehslich

Tom Glaze, Justice.

This appeal asks our court to deter-ice. constitutes a will contest for purposes of an in terrorem, or “no contest,” clause in a will. Mr. Floyd Ray Davis, Sr., died testate on May 18, 2002. On May 21, 2002, Mr. Davis’s daughter, appellee Gladys Biehslich, filed a petition for probate of will and appointment of personal representative. Biehslich’s proffered will was dated May 6, 2002; after making a few specific bequests, the will bequeathed the remainder of Mr. Davis’s property in equal shares to his seven children and the children of his one deceased son. In addition, the…