Williams v. Williams

KING, C.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Tracy Franklin Williams (Tracy) contested the probate of his mother’s estate and alleged that Lawrence Daniel Williams (Lawrence), the executor of the estate, had mismanaged estate funds. The chancery court granted partial summary judgment in favor of Lawrence. Furthermore, Tracy failed to comply with discovery requests, so the chancery court later dismissed Tracy’s remaining claims and granted Lawrence’s request for attorneys’ fees. Aggrieved, Tracy appeals, raising two issues:

I. Whether the chancellor erred by granting the motion for partial summary judgment,…