Citation: Philip J. Cooper v. Charles Austin 837 S. W. 2d 606 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1992) Parties: * Phillip J. Cooper, Plaintiff – Appellant, Administrator * Charles Austin, Defendant – Appellant * Alois B. Greer, Proponent of the codicil Facts: * This is a will contest case involving a codicil to the Last Will and Testament of Wheelock A. Bisson, M.D., deceased. * Dr. Bisson's will, which is not contested, was executed June 18, 1982. Prior Proceedings: * Dr. Bisson died in 1985, and shortly thereafter Greer filed a petition in probate court to admit the June 18, 1982, will and two codicils thereto dated August 20, 1984, and August 6, 1985, respectively, to probate as and for the Last Will and Testament of Wheelock …show more content…
Greer, had not met her burden of proof pursuant to T.C.A. § 32-1-104, regarding the manner in which a will must be executed. * The trial court granted Austin's motion and directed a verdict on the grounds that Ms. Greer had not proved the proper execution of the codicil. * Accordingly, judgment was entered declaring that the last will and testament of Wheelock A. Bisson dated June 18, 1982, be admitted to probate without any codicils. Issue: 1. The first issue is whether the trial court erred in denying Greer's motion for summary judgment on the grounds that Mr. Austin's will contest was barred by T.C.A. § 32-4-108 (Supp. 1991). 2. The second issue for review is whether the trial court erred in directing a verdict for the contestant Austin by refusing to allow the 1984 codicil to be submitted to the jury. Holding: The rule for determining a motion for directed verdict requires the trial judge and the reviewing court on appeal to look to all of the evidence, taking the strongest legitimate view of it in favor of the opponent of the motion and allowing all reasonable inferences from it in his favor. The court must discard all countervailing evidence, and if there is then any dispute as to any material determinative evidence or any doubt as to the conclusion to be drawn from the whole evidence, the motion must be denied. Tennessee Farmers Mut.
The district court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff’s Americans with Disability Act claim. The plaintiff’s is not estopped by her SSDI and long term disability claims.The court foreclosed to grant the plaintiff new trial. The appellate court the district court’s ruling.
Reviewing the dispositions, the court denies plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment on both its first and second causes of action….
In support of this position, the government cited two decided decisions by the Court holding that the failure to object to a jury instruction is not controlling “for purposes of appellate review of the denial of a directed verdict or judgment notwithstanding the verdict.” Rather, the question of whether a party is entitled to a directed verdict “depends upon the sufficiency of the evidence up to that point in the trial,” not of the content of jury instructions, which are “outside the scope of that analysis.”
Charles Smith executed a Last Will and Testament on January 01, 2000. The last Will and Testament was filed with the local probate court. Smith died on June 20, 2015. His Last Will and Testament appointed Ralph Jones as Personal Representative and appointed Henry Robinson as Successor Personal Representative. Robinson would like to have Jones removed from Personal Representative for the Estate of Charles Smith due to the lack of fulfilling his Personal Representative duties. Jones has failed to publish notice in the local newspaper that Smith died on June 20, 2015 and he is now the Personal Representative. Since Jones did not publish notice, creditors or possible creditors are unaware and were unable to make a claim against the Estate. Jones failed to post bond which is required by the court to serve as a Personal Representative of the Estate. In addition, Jones has not taken the necessary
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Capacity to make will. The court held that there was sufficient mental capacity – the mind need not be in perfect shape and the disposition logical in order to have testamentary capacity. The excerpt below summarizes the court’s ruling in favor of admitting the will to probate:
Regarding harmless error, Appellant argued that an evidentiary hearing was necessary to establish how defense counsel’s approach during the penalty phase would have been different without the Hurst error. Appellant made a substantial evidentiary proffer, which included declarations from past counsel, a psychological expert, and witnesses, that showed that defense counsel’s approach to diminishing the weight and sufficiency of the aggravating factors would have been different and that this would have led to a different result in sentencing.
A judgment on the evidence can be raised after a party has completed presenting evidence for the burden of proof, after all parties have finished presenting evidence for one or more issues, after all evidence has been presented and before a final judgment has been decided, in order to correct errors made in a motion, or if a party first raises the issue on appeal, which is only applicable in criminal appeals. A motion for directed judgment must state the reasons the party is seeking a directed judgment and the court may grant the request if the evidence supports it. It is important to note that a motion for judgment based on the evidence does not waive the right to a jury trial. Ind. R. Trial P. 50. A directed verdict is only granted when the evidence supports a defense to this judgment or when there is an insufficient amount of evidence to support the verdict. In the case of Gwaltney Drilling Inc. v. Mckee, the court was required to use reasonable inferences from the evidence to draw a conclusion. Gwaltney Drilling Inc. v. Mckee, 148 Ind. App. 1, 259 N.E. 2d 710 (1970). Based on the testimony of witnesses the jury was correct in not directing a verdict in favour of the Appellant since the Appellant did dig a trench near where the appellee was found. Ford moved for a directed verdict based on the claim that Stark failed to provide evidence of “testing to show that any of their alleged alternative designs would have made the Taurus any safer in this crash.” Later Ford moved for a directed verdict after all of the evidence had been presented. Stark v. Ford Motor Co., 693 S.E.2d 253 (N.C.App.
The opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth Circuit. R. 22–30. The decision and order of the United States District Court, District of Wisteria denying Plaintiff’s Motion for a New Trial. R. 13–21.
On December 1986, Nora Priscilla Lindsay made a Will with the Public Trustee which was then later revoked. Nora Lindsay was divorced, had two children, a son Geoffrey Lindsay, who is the appellant, and a daughter Heath McGrath, who is the respondent, and died on 16 October 2012. The appellant believed the deceased died without a Will and therefore applied for the Letters of Administration. This was then granted on 17 June 2013. However, a five-page hand-written document was then located. Following this, the appellant brought before the primary judge that the document was the subject of the application for probate. This however was dismissed by the primary Judge on 4 September 2014 as it did not meet the requirements set out in the Succession
ISSUE: The question before the court is, according to Indiana Statute, did the trial court erroneously deny the maternity petition, which sought to establish V as the legal mother of Baby R.?
The Crown applied for a mistrial on the grounds of procedural errors and the “unfortunate publicity” of the selection of jurors. The trial judge granted the Crown’s application. Williams submitted a motion for an order
Law is an important aspect in our society, it regulates what is seen as lawful or unlawful and sets up punishments for any unlawful act. Without law, society would not be able to function, for this reason it is important that people to familiarize themselves with the appropriate laws in their state or country. Everyone has rules to follow, individuals, communities and businesses. Business law is important because it protects all people involved including owners, partners, employees, employers, and even the costumers. In this essay I will be discussing the law behind contracts, personal property, bailments, agencies, wills and why it is important for these laws to be followed in the funeral industry.
To support his claims, Judge Gray cites two court cases: Gains v. Gains (1820) and Leaycraft v. Simmons (1854). The first case states that testator intention was to destroy the will, but was prevented from doing so. However, the testator's intention could not be substituted as revocation, making the will still valid. The second case involves a testator who wanted to alter his will to grant more gifts to the benefactor. But, the testator's son refused to give back the will for alteration. It was decided that the will sustains its integrity since it was not altered or revoked. These cases provide convincing proof for the dissent judge's arguments that since the will was not revoked, the court should grant Elmer his inheritance.
|Deceased made a will which containd no disposition of |Residuary gift lapsed under s. 18A of the Wills Act. |