Owens v. Coleman

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court declaring that the purported last will and testament of Jimmie Lee Coleman, as well as beneficiary designations made by him on a credit union account and life insurance policy, were void due to undue influence and mental incompetence.

In February 1977, Jimmie Lee Coleman was diagnosed as having a brain tumor. Before his death in November of that same year, he undertook several actions bearing on the disposition of his estate. On May 3, 1977, Mr. Coleman designated Dorothy Coleman, his daughter, as beneficiary of the proceeds from his credit…