Hall v. Bowman

LEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Lealon and Lucille Martin had executed their Last Will and Testament, dividing their estate equally between their only children, Appellant Lucille Hall and Appellee Lynne Bowman. Later, by separate deeds, the Martins gave Bowman 122 acres and Hall 150 acres. Hall subsequently filed a complaint asking that the deeds be declared void because of undue influence asserted by Bowman. Bowman filed a motion for a declaratory judgment to have the deeds set aside and to restore title to the property to Mrs. Martin, who was the surviving joint tenant. The chancellor declared…