In Re Estate of Vackar

OPINION

Opinion by:

REBECCA SIMMONS, Justice.

Magdalen “Maggie” Marbry appeals the trial court’s judgment, which invalidated the Statutory Durable Power of Attorney and Last Will and Testament of her brother, Dennis Vackar. She also appeals the jury’s finding that Dennis’s gift of life insurance proceeds to her was unfair. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Background

On July 28, 2007, Dennis suffered a severe spinal injury when he fell approximately eight feet from the bucket of a front-end loader while he was trimming trees. At the time of the accident, Dennis was estranged from his wife of…