Marsh v. Merrick

The appellants, Muryel Walker and Evelyn May, brought a suit contesting the rejection of their claims against the estate of their mother, Mary Marsh. They appeal from the decision of the trial court denying their claims.

Paul K. Marsh, Sr., and Mary Marsh had four children: the appellants, Evelyn and Muryel, and their brothers, Hyrtice and Paul, Jr. The father died intestate in 1962. His estate, which was never probated, consisted principally of real estate and stock investments.

May testified that until 1967 the children believed that their father had left a will bequeathing his entire estate…