Mothershed v. Howell

DAN M. LEE, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

This case comes before the Court as an appeal from the final judgment of the Tate County Chancery Court construing the will of Mrs. Lou Ella A. Lyles. Mrs. Lyles attempted to alter her will in several respects after the initial execution. The lower court held that these alterations had no effect as they were made with an intent to amend the will and the requisite statutory formalities were not observed. The chancellor further found that even if some of the marks were motivated by an intent to revoke the affected portions, the intent was conditioned…