IN RE ROLAND

No. 2004-CA-01837-COA.

920 So.2d 539 (2006)

In the Matter of the Last Will and Testament of Paul J. ROLAND, Deceased. Mary Jane Williams Marlar, Jamie Ray Williams and Amy Jo Williams and Estate of Frances Roland, Appellants v. Paula Marie Castillo-Ruiz, Martha Ann Roland Lyles and Rhonda Lynn Steward, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

January 31, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca C. Phipps, Corinth, attorney for appellants.

W. Jett Wilson, Corinth, attorney for appellees.

EN BANC.


IRVING, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Paul Roland died February 28, 2004, exactly one week after his wife Frances. He left a will that was probated in the Alcorn County Chancery Court. Paul's children and stepchildren disputed the interpretation of the residuary clause. Chancellor Jacqueline Estes Mask entered summary judgment in favor of Paul's children. She held the partial residuary gift to Frances lapsed and went to Paul's children as his heirs-at-law. Paul's stepchildren...

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