Legal Opinion

Fowler v. Fisher

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 7, 1977No. 50115PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

353 So.2d 497 (1977)

Dorothy Louise Fisher FOWLER

v.

M. J. FISHER and Grace Fisher.

No. 50115.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 7, 1977.

Lawrence W. Rabb, Meridian, for appellant.

Bourdeaux & Jones, Thomas D. Bourdeaux, Charles C. Pearce, Meridian, for appellees.

Before PATTERSON, SUGG and WALKER, JJ.

PATTERSON, Chief Justice, for the Court:

Dorothy Fowler brought suit alleging that her father's will, which had been probated in common form, was the product of undue influence and made without testamentary capacity. The cause was tried before a jury in the Chancery Court of Lauderdale County. At the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Paymaster Oil Mill Company v. MitchellMississippi Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Wall v. WallMississippi Supreme Court · 1855
  3. Sheehan v. KearneyMississippi Supreme Court · 1903
  4. Woodville v. PizzatiMississippi Supreme Court · 1919
  5. Scally v. WardlawMississippi Supreme Court · 1920

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Tillotson v. AndersMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  2. In Re Will and Estate of VarvarisMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Weston v. Estate of LawlerMississippi Supreme Court · 1981
  4. DEPOSIT GUAR. NAT. BANK v. CottenMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
  5. In Re Estate of HighCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2009

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