Thompson v. Hardy

OPINION

JOHNSON, Judge.

James C. Thompson, individually and as the administrator of the estate of Ashlee N. Thompson, appeals from the judgment of the Edmonson Circuit Court entered upon a jury verdict in a will contest case upholding the validity of the purported lost will of Leisa M. Fisher. Since we believe that there was insufficient evidence to support the jury’s finding that the will was duly executed and attested as required by law, we hold that the trial court erred in failing to grant Thompson’s motion for a directed verdict. Accordingly, we reverse and remand.

Thompson was formerly…