In Re Estate of William Daniel Oakley

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE November 19, 2014 Session IN RE ESTATE OF WILLIAM DANIEL OAKLEY Appeal from the Chancery Court for Cheatham County No. P2307 George C. Sexton, Judge No. M2014-00341-COA-R3-CV - Filed February 10, 2015 This appeal arises from the denial of a petition to establish a lost will. Following a bench trial in which the opportunity and motive of key witnesses to destroy the original will were at issue, the trial court failed to “find the facts specially” as mandated by Rule 52.01 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure. The only findings of fact made…