Helton v. Zellmer

Ingram, Justice.

Appellant filed a caveat to the probate of the purported last will and testament of Mrs. Mamie V. Helton in the Probate Court of Baldwin County. That court ruled against the caveat, and its judgment, probating the will in solemn form, was appealed by the caveator to the superior court. The caveator sought to attack the will on grounds of lack of testamentary capacity, fraud, and undue influence. The trial court sustained the propounder’s motions for directed verdict on the undue influence and fraud grounds. The sole issue of whether the will was void for lack of testamentary…