MATTER OF ESTATE OF HANEY

No. 57375.

516 So.2d 1359 (1987)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Bertha O. Haney, Deceased. Janie Haney AUSTIN v. Dewey Jack HANEY.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 16, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Street Goodwin, Beverley Mitchell Franklin, Columbus, for appellant.

William Liston, Jessica S. Upshaw, Liston, Gibson & Lancaster, Winona, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, C.J., and ANDERSON and ZUCCARO, JJ.


ZUCCARO, Justice, for the Court:

Dewey Jack Haney petitioned the Chancery Court of Webster County to admit to probate in common form the will of Bertha O. Haney. Janie Haney Austin filed a caveat contesting the will. After a bench trial, the chancellor found the will to be valid and entered judgment in favor of the proponent. From that judgment Janie Haney Austin appeals, claiming that the chancellor was manifestly wrong in finding that the presumption of undue influence...

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