Stroup v. Leipard

BRECKENRIDGE, Judge.

McGee Leipard and Helen Leipard (the Leipards) appeal from the trial court’s order amending its judgment and admitting the 1989 will of McGee Leipard’s brother, Albert Leipard (the decedent), into probate after a jury rejected a later instrument as the decedent’s last will and testament. On appeal, the Leipards contend that the trial court erred by amending its judgment to admit the 1989 will because a jury verdict was required to establish it as the will of the decedent since the 1989 will had previously been rejected from probate. The Leipards contend that the proponents…