Legal Opinion

Estate of Crowell v. Estate of Trotter

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided November 6, 2014No. 2012-CA-01229-SCTPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RANDOLPH, Presiding

Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. This ease involves a familial dispute between two sisters. Jackie charged her sister Caron with unduly influencing their mother to obtain a greater share of the family property. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand this ease to the Chancery Court of Sunflower County.

FACTS

¶ 2. Aliene Crowell (“Aliene”) died testate on October 4, 2006, survived by her two daughters, Caron Crowell (Caron) and Jacqueline Trotter (“Jackie”), both of whom were named co-executrixes of Al-lene’s estate, per Allene’s will. Jackie filed a complaint alleging that…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Mullins v. RatcliffMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Cotton v. McConnellMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Cummings v. BendermanMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  4. InTown Lessee Associates, LLC v. HowardMississippi Supreme Court · 2011
  5. Illinois Central Railroad v. ByrdMississippi Supreme Court · 2010

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Pat Harrison Waterway District v. Lamar County, MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2015
  2. Micheal Taylor, of the Estate of Mary Markwell v. Cheryl Markwell TolbertCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2022
  3. Pat Harrison Waterway District v. Lamar County, MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2015

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