West v. Fidelity-Baltimore National Bank

Addison E. Mullikin (the testator) and Muriel Kemp West (the caveator) were first cousins. At his death in 1956 the testator left an estate of over $7,000,000. The greater part of the estate was bequeathed to charity. When the caveator found he had bequeathed her only about $48,000 she filed a caveat to his will. At the close of the evidence offered by the caveator in the lower court, the trial judge found there was not sufficient evidence to invalidate the will and directed the jury to answer the several issues so as to sustain it. The caveator appealed, contending that the trial court erred…