McCORMACK v. RILEY


576 S.W.2d 358 (1978)

Wylodean Riley McCORMACK, Ruth Riley Shearon, Iva Riley Fibel Korn, and Addie Sue Riley, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James Elvis RILEY, Danny Riley, Jeanette Riley Adams, Elizabeth Sue Riley Raymer, and Paul E. Riley, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section.

Certiorari Denied February 12, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Cain, Cain & Moore, Columbia, for plaintiffs-appellants.

William Keaton, Keaton, Turner & Peluso, Hohenwald, Ray Hollis, Waynesboro, for defendants-appellees.


Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court February 12, 1979.

OPINION

DROWOTA, Judge.

This is an appeal from a directed verdict upholding the will of Elvis C. Riley. At issue on appeal is the propriety of the directed verdict and of the order at trial excluding all evidence of unsoundness of mind except for the two year periods immediately preceding and following the time of execution of the will. We reverse on the evidentiary question and remand for a new...

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