Jackson v. Weiland

SHORES, Justice.

This case originated following the filing of a petition for the probate of the last will and testament of Mary Louise Fenley.1 Probate of the estate was removed to circuit court when three of Mrs. Fenley’s beneficiaries filed a petition to reclaim certain assets of the estate.

Those three petitioners (hereinafter “plaintiffs”) — Helen Jackson, Edna Alma Simpson, and William D. Fenley — are all children of Mrs. Fenley. Defendants Doris Marie Weiland and Bobby Harold Fenley are also children of Mrs. Fenley. The remaining defendants are grandchildren and heirs of Mrs. Fenley. It…