Legal Opinion

In Re the Purported Last Will & Testament of Sechrest

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided November 7, 2000No. COA99-624PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

This appeal arises out of a will caveat proceeding challenging a writing dated 17 May 1994 purporting to be the “Last Will and Testament of Doris S. Sechrest” (“the May 1994 Will” or “the Will”). Caveators seek to set aside the Will on the grounds that it was the product of undue influence or, in the alternative, mental incapacity. The pertinent factual and procedural history is summarized as follows.

Doris Sechrest (“testatrix”) died on 21 June 1994. On 29 June 1994, G. Jack Mowery (“Mowery” or “propounder”) presented the May 1994 Will for probate to the Clerk of…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. In Re the Will of BuckSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1999
  2. Lee v. . PearceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1873
  3. McNeill v. . McNeillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1943
  4. In Re the Purported Will of AndrewsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  5. In Re Will of MuellerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1915

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. In Re the Will of SmithCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2003
  2. Wrenn v. HolyfieldCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2001
  3. In Re Estate of WhitakerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2001
  4. In Re the Will of CampbellCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2002
  5. McCants v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'nDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2016

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