Colbert v. Gardner

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Ruth Colbert appeals the Hinds County Chancery Court’s decision to deny her petition to set aside George William Mace’s will. According to Colbert, Mace lacked the testamentary capacity to execute his will. Colbert also claims that the chancellor should have set aside Mace’s will because it was the product of Patricia Gardner’s undue influence over Mace. Finding no error, we affirm the chancellor’s judgment.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Mace never married, but Colbert is his biological daughter. She was born in 1943, but she did not have a close relationship…