Blanks v. Dickey

PRATHER, Justice,

for the Court:

The issue presented by this appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence to establish mental incapacity in a will contest case. Robert Van Dickey, III, (Bob) brought this action in the Chancery Court of Lawrence County, Mississippi, against his sister, Helen Dickey Blanks, contesting the validity of the will of their father, R.V. Dickey. The jury found in favor of Robert Van Dickey, III, and against the will.

From this order Helen Dickey Blanks, the sole devisee under the will, appealed, assigning as error the following:

1. The court erred in failing to grant a…