Legal Opinion

ESTATE OF GRIFFITH v. Griffith

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 25, 2010No. 2008-IA-01557-SCTPublished

1Opinion of the Court

30 So.3d 1190 (2010)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Howard GRIFFITH, Deceased: Garland Griffith

v.

Jimmy GRIFFITH and Jerry Griffith.

No. 2008-IA-01557-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 25, 2010.

Jay L. Jernigan, Hattiesburg, attorney for appellant.

F. Kirk Nelson, Jackson, attorney for appellees.

EN BANC.

LAMAR, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. In this will contest, the petitioner appeals from the chancellor's order rejecting the probate of the decedent's alleged last will and testament. At issue is whether the last will and testament was properly executed under Mississippi Code Section 91-5-1…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Yarbrough v. CamphorMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  2. In the Matter of Last Will and Testament of CarneyMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Goode v. Village of Woodgreen Homeowners Ass'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Watson v. PipesMississippi Supreme Court · 1856
  5. Tyson v. UtterbackMississippi Supreme Court · 1929

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