Legal Opinion
Furrow v. Helton
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 24, 2008No. 1070667PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Justice.
Etole C. Furrow is the proponent of a will her mother, Jewell B. Malone, executed in 2003. Gregory Helton is a grandson of Malone who contested the 2003 will. After a trial before the Mobile County Probate Court, a jury returned a verdict in favor of Gregory, and Furrow appeals from a judgment entered on that verdict. We reverse and remand.
Facts and Procedural History
Malone, a resident of Mobile County, had three daughters: Furrow; Sarah C. Lott; and Dorothy June C. Helton, who was Gregory’s mother. Malone had grandchildren by each daughter.
Malone executed a will in 1995…
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