Martin v. Deerman

FAULKNER, Justice.

This is an appeal arising out of a will contest. The contestant avers that the trial court gave erroneous jury instructions regarding the burden of proving the proper execution of the will. We find no such error in the jury instructions.

Fate Deerman died on April 3,1980. The will involved is dated November 2, 1959. Mr. Deerman’s widow, Lillie Deerman, filed a petition for letters testamentary in the Marshall County Probate Court on October 28, 1980. Evelyn Deerman Martin, a niece of the deceased, served a complaint contesting the will, asserting several grounds, one of which…