Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Dodson

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided November 23, 2004No. 2003-CA-01139-COAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

LEE, P.J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. This is an appeal from a will contest from the Chancery Court of DeSoto County. The chancellor found that Isaac Crutcher, the decedent, had testamentary capacity to make a will both on November 25, 1991 and on March 29, 1995. Furthermore, the chancellor found that the decedent was not the subject of any undue influence, and, therefore, the will dated March 29, 1995, was the valid last will and testament of the decedent. The proponents of the will are the decedent’s great nieces Carolyn Newsom, the executrix, and Diane Mason Jones, and great nephew Isaac Dodson,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Mullins v. RatcliffMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Croft v. AlderMississippi Supreme Court · 1959
  3. Norris v. NorrisMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Murray v. LairdMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Matter of Will of FankbonerMississippi Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In Re Will and Testament of BoylesCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008

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