SHRUM v. POWELL


604 S.W.2d 869 (1980)

Ruby SHRUM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Roger POWELL, Charles Ray Powell, Patricia Powell Johnson, and Bonnie Powell Guffey, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section.

Certiorari Denied September 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geary P. Dillon, Whitwell, for plaintiff-appellant.

Edwin Z. Kelly, Jr., Kelly, Leiderman, Cameron, Kelly & Graham, P.C., and Sam R. Raulston, Raulston & Swafford, Jasper, for defendants-appellees.


Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court September 15, 1980.

OPINION

LEWIS, Judge.

Plaintiff filed her complaint in the Chancery Court for Marion County and sought to establish the alleged lost will of Charles Edward Powell. At the conclusion of an evidentiary hearing, the Chancellor held that plaintiff had "fail[ed] to carry the burden of proof" and dismissed her complaint. Plaintiff has appealed and presents two issues, which we discuss together:

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