Legal Opinion
Dorsey v. Kennedy
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 6, 2008No. S08A1096PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEARS, Chief Justice.
This appeal arises out of a will contest. Harold L. Kennedy, Sr., died on August 21, 2006, after a long battle with dementia. Dorothy B. Dorsey submitted a July 29, 1999 document purporting to be Kennedy’s last will and testament for probate by the Gwinnett County Probate Court, and Kennedy’s son and stepson filed caveats. Following a three-day jury trial, the jury returned a verdict finding that the document offered by Dorsey was the product of undue influence and that Kennedy lacked the mental capacity necessary to execute a will on July 29, 1999. The probate court…
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