Davis v. Davis

GRIFFIN, Justice,

for the Court:

Defendant herein, Barbara Davis, is the proponent and executrix of a will probated in Dade County, Florida, where the decedent and testatrix of the instrument in question resided at the time of her death. Plaintiff, Howard Davis, contested the validity of the will upon its admission to probate therein upon the grounds of testamentary capacity and undue influence. The Florida court ruled against him and in favor of the validity of the will.

Thereafter, plaintiff filed a petition in the Chancery Court of Amite County, Mississippi, asking that the will of Helen…