Mayhew v. Mayhew

STEWART, Judge.

This is a will contest case. The lower court sustained the motion of defendant-appellees, Dale Mayhew and his wife, Mary Dee Mayhew, for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict of the jury which held against the will and a codicil thereto. The basis of this appeal is that plaintiff-appellant, Denver Mayhew, introduced sufficient evidence to warrant submission of the case to the jury on the ground that both documents were procured by appel-lees through their exertion of undue influence upon the mind of the decedent. We shall hereinafter use the Christian names of the contestant…