NELSON v. COVINGTON

No. 86-13.

519 A.2d 177 (1986)

Aura Ruth NELSON, et al., Appellants, v. John E. COVINGTON, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 31, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George H. Windsor, Washington, D.C., for appellants.

Richard F. Boddie, Falls Church, Va., for appellee.

Before FERREN, BELSON, and TERRY, Associate Judges.


BELSON, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict upholding a will against appellants' challenges. Appellants argue on appeal that the trial court erred in refusing to submit to the jury the issue of undue influence. We agree, and reverse.

The will of Juanita Lawson Moore, who died on July 8, 1981, left her entire estate to appellee Covington. Appellants, descendants of the decedent, filed a complaint, and later an amended...

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