McBride v. Jones

Thompson, Justice.

Ms. Doney McBride died on April 30,1996 at the age of 92. Stella C. Jones, a niece to the deceased and a beneficiary under her will, offered for probate in solemn form a duplicate, conformed copy of a last will and testament purportedly signed by Ms. McBride on March 11, 1982. The petitioner asserted that although the original will could not be located, it had not been destroyed or revoked during the lifetime of the testatrix. Henry McBride, administrator of Doney McBride’s estate, filed a caveat to the probate. After a bench trial, the probate court granted the petition.…