In Re: Estate of Joe Mack Russell

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE May 11, 2005 Session IN RE: ESTATE OF JOE MACK RUSSELL, DECEASED Appeal from the Chancery Court for Sullivan County No. P-02-12447 Richard E. Ladd, Chancellor No. E2004-0765-COA-R3-CV - FILED JUNE 14, 2005 In this appeal, the Plaintiff argues that the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing his suit to contest a will and contends that the trial court should have held the case in abeyance instead. Upon motions of the Plaintiff, the trial court had continued trial of the will contest on two prior occasions to times requested by the…