Legal Opinion
Burns v. Marshall
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 24, 2000No. 1971823PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beatrice Burns offered for probate a document she contended was the last will and testament of Grady Marshall, Sr. It was contested by Grady Marshall, Jr. Burns appeals from a judgment based on a jury verdict in favor of the contestant. We reverse the judgment of the probate court.
Following the death of Grady Marshall, Sr. ("Grady Sr."), on March 3, 1997, Beatrice Burns ("Beatrice") petitioned to probate the document she offered as his will. Grady Marshall, Jr. ("Grady Jr."), the decedent's son, filed a contest, alleging that the will was invalid because, he contended, his father's signature…
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