Legal Opinion

Parham v. Walker

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided January 12, 1978PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEARN, Judge.

This is an appeal by the contestant in a will contest case from a jury verdict in favor of the will proponent.

The six Assignments of Error run together and, to a large extent, overlap. They can be divided into two categories — eviden-tiary complaints and complaints regarding the Court’s charge. The evidentiary complaints are without merit. We believe the Trial Court’s charge contained positive error and accordingly we must reverse for a new trial.

Since the matter must be retried, we will limit our discussion of the facts.

The facts over which there is no dispute are that testatrix…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Kelly v. AllenTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
  2. Turner v. LeathersTennessee Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Miller v. ProctorCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1940
  4. In Re Estate of RhodesTennessee Supreme Court · 1968
  5. Bridges v. AgeeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1932

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Johnnie Wade v. Knoxville Utilities BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
  2. Matlock v. SimpsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Kelley v. JohnsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2002
  4. In Re ESTATE OF Raymond L. SMALLMANTennessee Supreme Court · 2013
  5. Brown v. WeikCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1985

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