IN RE SECHREST

No. COA99-624.

537 S.E.2d 511 (2000)

In the Matter of the Purported Last Will and Testament of Doris S. SECHREST, Deceased.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 7, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adams Kleemeier Hagan Hannah & Fouts, PLLC, by Amiel J. Rossabi and Edward L. Bleynat, Jr., Asheville, for caveators-appellants.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, a Professional Limited Liability Company, by Tyrus V. Dahl, Jr. and Jack M. Strauch, Winston-Salem, for propounder-appellee G. Jack Mowery.


TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

This appeal arises out of a will caveat proceeding challenging a writing dated 17 May 1994 purporting to be the "Last Will and Testament of Doris S. Sechrest" ("the May 1994 Will" or "the Will"). Caveators seek to set aside the Will on the grounds that it was the product of undue influence or, in the alternative, mental incapacity. The pertinent factual and procedural history is summarized as follows.

Doris Sechrest ("testatrix") died...

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