In Re Estate of Fannie Barnhill

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON NOVEMBER 14, 2001 Session IN RE ESTATE OF FANNIE CORRINE BARNHILL Rule 11 Appeal from the Chancery Court for Fayette County No. P-3-43 Martha B. Brasfield, Chancellor No. W2000-00289-SC-R11-CV - Filed December 20, 2001 We granted this appeal to determine whether the Fayette County Chancery Court had jurisdiction to hear the issue of devisavit vel non1 in this case, and whether the law in Tennessee permits a voluntary dismissal without prejudice in a will contest. We conclude that the chancery court had jurisdiction to hear the will contest in this…