Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Elam
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 26, 1987PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
738 S.W.2d 169 (1987)
In re ESTATE OF James B. ELAM.
Vincent ELAM, Contestant/Appellee,
v.
Edwin A. OAKLEY, Evelyn Griffin and Claudia Griffin, Proponents/Appellants.
Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.
May 26, 1987.
Clark H. Tidwell, Taylor, Schlater, Lassiter, Tidwell & Trentham, Nashville, for proponents/appellants.
Sandra Jones, Vance Cramb, Jr., Nashville, for contestant/appellee.
OPINION
BROCK, Chief Justice.
We granted the rule 11 application in this case, a will contest, to address the adequacy of jury instructions as well as whether there was material evidence to support the jury verdict.
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