NOWLIN v. SPAKES

No. 5-5474.

463 S.W.2d 650 (1971)

Mary NOWLIN, Appellant, v. Pauline SPAKES, Executrix, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 1, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Branscum, Schmidt & Mazzanti, Little Rock, for appellant.

John W. Elrod, Rison, for appellee.


BROWN, Justice.

Appellant Mary Nowlin challenged the validity of the will purportedly executed by her son and which named his sister, appellee Pauline Spakes, as his sole beneficiary. At the conclusion of appellant's case the court sustained appellee's demurrer to the evidence. Appellant contends that the demurrer should have been overruled because she made a prima facie case supporting her allegations of incompetency, undue influence, and execution of the...

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