Legal Opinion
Estate of Lola Kimble v. Oc Kimble
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided February 8, 1994No. 14437PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BLACK, Judge.
Corea McKay (Contestant) challenges the validity of a will of her deceased sister, Lola Kimble (Decedent). On appeal, Contestant argues that the district court: (1) erred in directing a verdict on the issue of due execution; (2) erred in directing a verdict on the issue of testamentary intent; (3) abused its discretion in holding that the issue of mistake had not been properly raised; and (4) abused its discretion in limiting closing argument on these issues. We affirm.
I. FACTS
Decedent moved to Union County about 1936. She married Roy Kimble in 1938, and they remained…
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