Phifer v. McCarter

This is a will contest. It was heard by the chancellor by agreement. He held the will to be valid. Contestants appeal.

The instrument is dated January 8, 1951, and purports to be the last will and testament of Mose Phifer, who departed this life May 29, 1953. It devised and bequeathed one hundred acres of land located in Lowndes County, Mississippi, and all personal property he might own at the time of his demise, to Lillie Allen, Maggie C. McCarter and Mary Bell McCarter in the respective proportions stated in the will.

Certain heirs of Phifer contested the validity of the instrument as a will…