Copley v. Craft

STANLEY, Commissioner.

The late Mrs. Catherine Jiles devised her entire estate to her friend, Mrs. Mabel E. Copley. The testatrix’ niece, Mrs. Wilhelmina K. Craft, contested the will on the ground that the beneficiary had unduly influenced its execution. A jury found against the will. We reversed the judgment on the ground that there was no evidence to sustain the verdict and remanded the case for a new trial with an instruction that a verdict for the contestee be directed if the evidence should be substantially the same on a retrial. Copley v. Craft, Ky., 312 S.W.2d 899.

By an amended…