Draper v. Pauley

By Judge Paul M. Peatross, Jr.

Pursuant to Virginia Code § 64.1-78, as amended, John W. Draper and Charles E. Draper (“contestants”) have appealed the admission to probate of a document purporting to be the last will and testament of Irene Draper, the contestants’ mother. The only disposition of property specified in the will was the devise of a house located on Belmont Avenue to Ms. Draper’s niece, Patricia Pauley. Testimony at a hearing held on January 11, 1996, revealed the following facts, which are not in dispute.

Facts

On March 1, 1995, Ms. Draper was a patient at Martha Jefferson…