In Re Last Will and Testament of Kistler
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, J.,
for the Court.
¶ 1. This is an appeal from the Monroe County Chancery Court’s dismissal of a petition to contest a will and of a complaint for fraudulent conveyances, for removal of the executor, and for appointment of an administrator C.T.A. Finding no error, we affirm.
SUMMARY OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2. This case involves a dispute between two brothers, John Hawkins and Charles Hawkins, over then’ deceased mother’s last will and testament. The mother, Genevieve Kistler (Kistler), abandoned her husband and sons in 1938. Kistler, along with her second husband, returned to…
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- Mullins v. RatcliffMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
- Croft v. AlderMississippi Supreme Court · 1959
- Brooks v. RobertsMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
- Murray v. LairdMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
- City of Picayune v. Southern Regional Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2005
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