WOOD v. MARTIN

No. 92-PR-1377.

641 A.2d 853 (1994)

Timothy WOOD and Anthony Wood, Appellants, v. Larry MARTIN and Mildred W. Vaughn, Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 21, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary M. Sidell, Washington, DC, for appellants.

Willie Faye Garrett, Washington, DC, for appellee Martin.

Paul J. Riley, Washington, DC, for appellee Vaughn.

Before TERRY and FARRELL, Associate Judges, and MACK, Senior Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Appellants, who initiated suit to challenge their father's will, appeal the trial judge's grant of appellees' motion for directed verdict on the issue of due execution of the will. Appellants attempted to rebut the presumption of due execution by presenting evidence that the testator (their father) could not read, that he misidentified his son in the will, and that he made an unnatural disposition of his bounty. Although appellants alleged undue influence...

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