Heebner v. Summerlin

MOORE, Judge.

This is an appeal from a final judgment entered pursuant to a directed verdict.1 The parties will be referred to as they appeared before the trial court.

In a non-jury trial, the plaintiff-appellant sought recovery of certain monies and jewelry (or damages) from his stepdaughter, the defendant-appellee. The plaintiff married his deceased wife after the execution of an antenuptial agreement. Subsequent to her demise, he discovered that many items of jewelry and funds from their joint accounts were missing and he instituted suit against his stepdaughter, claiming that she had…