In Re Estate of McDevitt

IRVING, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This is the case of a will contest filed by Henry McDevitt, Jr. The proponent of the will is Henry’s sister, Elizabeth Ann McDevitt. Henry filed a motion for summary judgment on the ground that the will was not attested by two credible witnesses in the presence of the testator as required by Miss.Code. Ann. § 91-5-1 (Rev.1994), in the case of non-holographic wills. Elizabeth filed a counter motion for summary judgment claiming that Henry was es-topped to deny the validity of the will because he had received certain bequests under the will. The chancellor granted…