ESTATE OF MACE v. Gardner

ISHEE, J.,

for the court:

¶ 1. Patty Mace Stewart and Lynette O’Neal (grand-nieces) filed suit in the Hinds County Chancery Court, challenging the last will and testament of their great-uncle, George William Mace (Mace), through the administratrix of his will, Patricia Gardner (Gardner). The grandnieces claimed that Mace improperly received a portion of family land when their great-grandfather, George Mace Sr. (George Sr.), passed away over sixty-five years ago. Because of this invalid transfer of property in which Mace received more than his rightful share, the grand-nieces claimed that the…