Thiel v. Mobley

On this appeal appellant seeks to reverse a judgment of the Greene County Probate Court which invalidated the will of Hattie Mobley. Appellee, Peyton Mobley, was the husband of Hattie Mobley, and after her will was probated he filed a petition contesting’ it on the grounds of lack of mental capacity and undue influence. The testatrix died of cancer, and it was alleged that her lack of mental capacity resulted from the use of opiates to relieve pain. It was alleged that undue influence was exerted on the testatrix by her daughter, Fay Lawrence, who is one of the principal beneficiaries.

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