Foster v. Williams

WALLER, Chief Justice,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Rubye C. Foster appeals the decision of the DeSoto County Chancery Court granting summary judgment in favor of Marjorie Williams. The chancellor’s order upheld the validity of a will of James M. Laughter, Williams’s brother, against a challenge by Foster. Foster also appeals the chancellor’s order, entered prior to summary judgment, determining that a promissory note allegedly given by Laughter to Foster during their marriage was an asset of Laughter’s estate.

¶ 2. Finding genuine issues of material fact exist with respect to the testamentary capacity…