Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Bilello
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided September 9, 1975No. 48249PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
317 So.2d 916 (1975)
In re ESTATE OF Grace K. BILELLO, Deceased.
Lelia K. SMITH and Nancy Kirby Mabry
v.
Lloyd C. BILELLO.
No. 48249.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
September 9, 1975.
Bell & McBee, Greenwood, for appellant.
Odom, Odom & McCain, Luke J. Schissel, Greenwood, for appellee.
Before GILLESPIE, ROBERTSON and BROOM, JJ.
Broom, Justice.
A holographic will was denied probate by the Chancery Court of Leflore County. Lelia K. Smith and another beneficiary of the will appeal. We affirm.
The chief issue is whether or not the chancellor erred in applying to the will the doctrine of presumptive invalidity…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Croft v. AlderMississippi Supreme Court · 1959
- Ham v. HamMississippi Supreme Court · 1926
- In Re Will of MosesMississippi Supreme Court · 1969
- James v. BarberMississippi Supreme Court · 1962
- Smith v. BilelloMississippi Supreme Court · 1975
3Cited by5 opinions
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