Sarah Hodnett v. Timothy Hodnett

FAIR, J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Tim Hodnett sued his sister, Sarah Hodnett, to set aside a deed to the family farm from their mother to a revocable trust. The trust named Sarah as the sole beneficiary upon her mother's death. The chancery court found that Sarah, who had acted as her parents' attorney for many years and had prepared all of the various instruments involved in these transactions, had been in a confidential relationship with her mother when the deed was executed, raising the presumption that it was the product of undue influence. Sarah failed to rebut that presumption by clear and…