COPELAN Et Al. v. COPELAN Et Al.
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Blackwell, Justice.
The parties to this will contest are the four children of Evelyn Copelan, who died on November 29, 2009. Two of her children — Uyvonna Copelan and Willie David “Danny” Copelan — are the appellants. The other two — Thomas “Tommy” Copelan and John Copelan — are the appellees. The appellants sought to probate a will in which their mother left almost her entire estate to them, leaving only one dollar each to the appellees. In turn, the appellees opposed the admission of the will to probate, claiming that their mother was without testamentary capacity when she executed the will,…
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