Legal Opinion
Day v. Sills
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided December 5, 1986PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAWFORD, Judge.
This is a will contest case. The appellants are the sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews of the deceased, Christine Day Espey, and contest her 1983 will, which left the bulk of her estate to her niece, Linda Day Sills. Appellants contend that the 1983 will is invalid, because, among other things, it violates a 1970 contract between Christine Day Espey and her husband, Elton Espey, to make their mutual wills irrevocable. Thus, this will contest case turns on the construction of the mutual wills and contract previously executed by Mr. and Mrs. Espey.
On December 18, 1970, Elton…
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