Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Covington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 31, 1986No. 86-13PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict upholding a will against appellants’ challenges. Appellants argue on appeal that the trial court erred in refusing to submit to the jury the issue of undue influence. We agree, and reverse.
The will of Juanita Lawson Moore, who died on July 8, 1981, left her entire estate to appellee Covington. Appellants, descendants of the decedent, filed a complaint, and later an amended complaint, in the Probate Division of the Superior Court challenging the will on three grounds: fraud, undue influence, and lack of…
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