ESTATE OF GRIFFITH v. Griffith

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In this will contest, the petitioner appeals from the chancellor’s order rejecting the probate of the decedent’s alleged last will and testament. At issue is whether the last will and testament was properly executed under Mississippi Code Section 91-5-1 (Rev.2004), when the two attesting witnesses claim they were unaware that the document they signed was a will. We affirm the trial court and find that attesting witnesses to a will must have knowledge of the purpose of their attestation.

FACTS

¶2. On February 27, 2006, Garland L. Griffith filed a petition to…