Legal Opinion
Cynthia A. Wilkerson v. Raynella Dossett Leath
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided June 22, 2012No. E2011-00467-COA-R3-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE March 6, 2012 Session CYNTHIA A. WILKERSON v. RAYNELLA DOSSETT LEATH Appeal from the Circuit Court for Knox County No. 3-93-06 Hon. Wheeler A. Rosenbalm, Judge No. E2011-00467-COA-R3-CV-FILED-JUNE 22, 2012 This appeal involves a suit to restrain a surviving wife from inheriting from her deceased husband. Husband’s daughter filed a complaint against wife, alleging that wife intentionally killed husband, thereby forfeiting any right to inherit pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 31-1-106. When wife was convicted of first degree murder,…
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