Meares v. Jernigan

MARTIN, Judge.

Plaintiff, the son of Mary Jane Meares, deceased, brought this action seeking a declaratory judgment that defendant has forfeited any right to inherit from Mary Jane Meares or to administer her estate. Plaintiff alleged that defendant, who was married to Mary Jane Meares at the time of her death on 30 January 1998, had actually and constructively abandoned Mary Jane Meares and that defendant had intentionally or negligently “hastened and brought about her death.” Defendant filed an answer in which he denied the allegations of the complaint.

Subsequently, defendant moved for…