Cook v. Huff

My review of the record leads me to conclude that the Caveators failed to offer sufficient evidence to overcome the Propounder’s motions for directed verdict, judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and new trial. Therefore, I believe that the trial court erred in denying those motions, and I respectfully dissent from the majority’s affirmance in this case.

The evidence of record shows that the Propounder and Cook were married for 53 years, and that Cook was well known in the Griffin community as a very strong-willed, independent, and sometimes overbearing individual. In February 1998, Cook…