In Re: Estate of Gloria Eleanor Franklin

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE July 9, 2001 Session IN RE: ESTATE OF GLORIA ELEANOR FRANKLIN Appeal from the Chancery Court for Cocke County No. P-3490 Telford E. Forgety, Jr., Chancellor FILED AUGUST 9, 2001 No. E2000-02687-COA-R3-CV This is apparently a case of first impression. The appellant, W. Jess Waltman, filed a petition in the trial court seeking to probate a document purporting to be the last will and testament of Gloria Eleanor Franklin (“the decedent”). The will, dated “July 7 93,” directs that the appellant and his wife, Terry Waltman, are to receive the…