Estate of Burchfiel v. First United Methodist Church of Sevierville

OPINION

FRANKS, Judge.

In this action to construe a will, the Trial Court determined that the Walters State Community College’s proposal to build a branch campus would meet the conditions set forth in the Testator’s will, and broadly held that “any existing entity” under the control of the Tennessee Board of Regents could be used to meet the conditions set forth in the will.

William Wesley Burchfiel of Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, died on December 1,1993, and his will was admitted to probate.

The dispute concerns the interpretation of section VT(B)(1) of decedent’s will. It reads in…