Legal Opinion

Young v. MARTIN

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided January 9, 1961No. 41603PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLee, J.

Roy J. Martin died on December 29, 1958. Thereafter on February 11, 1959, Mrs. Hosea Yonng filed her petition to probate in solemn form the alleged last will and testament of this decedent. The will provided bequests of one dollar each to his three sons, Roy, Jr., William Richard, and Van Q-ene, and one dollar to his wife, Mrs. Mary Emma Martin. The remainder of his property was bequeathed to his sister, Mrs. Young, the petitioner. The three sons, on June 12, 1959, filed a caveat and objections to the probate. They charged that their father, at the time, was mentally incompetent to make a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Croft v. AlderMississippi Supreme Court · 1959
  2. Burnett v. SmithMississippi Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Lambert v. PowellMississippi Supreme Court · 1946
  4. Herrington v. HerringtonMississippi Supreme Court · 1957
  5. Cowart v. CowartMississippi Supreme Court · 1951

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of DabneyMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  2. In Re Estate of MaskMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  3. In Re Will of MosesMississippi Supreme Court · 1969
  4. Matter of Estate of EdwardsMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Griffin v. ArmanaMississippi Supreme Court · 1996

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