Estate of Garrett v. Garrett

Wendell L. Griffen, Judge.

Joni Hart appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of Washington County denying her petition contesting her father’s will and finding that her father executed the will absent undue influence and with the requisite testamentary capacity. We hold that the trial court’s decision upholding the will was not clearly erroneous and affirm.

Appellant’s father, Joe Thomas Garrett, the decedent, was diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent surgery in Little Rock, Arkansas, on January 13, 2000. He suffered complications after surgery that prevented him from leaving the hospital…