FAIR v. HARRISON

No. 46275.

248 So.2d 798 (1971)

Charles D. FAIR, Guardian Ad Litem of Betty Burton Harrison v. Madge M. HARRISON, Administratrix C.T.A. of the Estate of David L. Harrison, Jr.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 31, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fair & Mayo, Louisville, for appellant.

Don Owens, Memphis, for appellee.


ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice.

This appeal from a decree of the Chancery Court of Carroll County raises the issue of whether an otherwise valid holographic will is void because it has no date, where the statute requires none. The chancery court correctly held that it is not.

David L. Harrison, Jr., a resident citizen of Tennessee, owned extensive farming interests in the States of Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi. His...

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