Parson v. Miller

OPINION BY CHIEF JUSTICE DONALD W. LEMONS

*172 In this appeal of a judgment in a will contest, we consider whether the trial court erred in refusing to grant the defendant's motion to strike the evidence and by holding that the evidence was sufficient as a matter of law to support the jury's verdict that the will was the result of undue influence.

I. Facts and Proceedings

A. The Complaint

In December 2014, Deneen L. Miller ("Miller") filed an amended complaint in the Circuit Court of Augusta County ("trial court") against Vickie M. Parson ("Parson"), individually and as executor of the estate of…