In Re the Purported Last Will & Testament of Barnes

WYNN, Judge.

This appeal arises from a jury determination that two wills purportedly executed by Francis M. Barnes were invalid, thus resulting in a determination that Mr. Barnes died intestate leaving his estate valued at over $24 million to his heirs-at-law. Following the presentation of a will executed by Francis M. Barnes in 1989 (“the 1989 Will)1 *146and issuance of testamentary letters by the Clerk of the Superior Court, Martin County, the beneficiaries under a copy of a will executed by Mr. Barnes in 1967 (“the 1967 Will”)2 filed a caveat against the 1989 Will.

After several days of trial,…