Norris v. Robertson

Andrews, Judge.

Jack Norris appeals the trial court’s order in a declaratory judgment action granting Vincent and Rachel Robertson’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and Rachel Robertson’s motion to dismiss her as a party to the suit. We affirm the dismissal of Rachel Robertson and reverse the granting of judgment on the pleadings to Vincent Robertson.

The underlying dispute in this case involves the estates of Willie Robert Norris and Joseph D. Norris, his son. Willie Norris died in 1974 and left a house and 57 acres of land to his wife, Carrie Lou Norris, for her lifetime, with the…