Culbreath v. Johnson

427 So.2d 705 (1983)

William Clyde CULBREATH and Virginia L. Culbreath

v.

Bobbie G. JOHNSON, Executrix of The Estate of Bessie W. Culbreath, Deceased.

No. 53608.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 2, 1983.

Corr & Carlson, George C. Carlson, Jr., Batesville, for appellants.

Robert H. Broome, Batesville, for appellee.

Before WALKER, DAN M. LEE and ROBERTSON, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I

On June 7, 1975, Bessie W. Culbreath, the testatrix here, executed her holographic last will and testament leaving "all my land" to her granddaughter, Lynn Culbreath Schell. Almost four and a half years later,…