Legal Opinion

In Re: Estate of J. Don Brock

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided November 22, 2017No. E2016-00637-SC-R11-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

11/22/2017 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE September 6, 2017 Session IN RE: ESTATE OF J. DON BROCK Appeal by Permission from the Court of Appeals Chancery Court for Hamilton County No. 15-P-245 Jeffrey M. Atherton, Chancellor ___________________________________ No. E2016-00637-SC-R11-CV ___________________________________ We granted permission to appeal to determine whether the contestants—five of the decedent’s seven children—have standing to bring this will contest. The contestants were expressly disinherited by a will dated October 1, 2013, and admitted to probate and by a…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Norma Faye Pyles Lynch Family Purpose LLC v. Putnam CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
  2. Knierim v. LeatherwoodTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Edith Johnson v. Mark C. HopkinsTennessee Supreme Court · 2013
  4. American Civil Liberties Union v. DarnellTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
  5. In re Estate of SchlenkerIllinois Supreme Court · 2004

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