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IN RE ESTATE OF SNAPP

233 S.W.3d 288 (2007)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Cleo M. SNAPP, deceased.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Section, at Knoxville.

Filed February 28, 2007.

Permission to Appeal Denied August 20, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Lewis and Andrew T. Wampler, Kingsport, Tennessee, for appellant, Judith Ervin Honeycutt.

Edward T. Brading, Johnson City, Tennessee, for appellant, Jimmy Joe Hartsell.

Erin S. Downs, Bristol, Tennessee, for appellees, George D. Swingle, II., Susan Swingle Kimberlain, and Marjorie Swingle Van Doren ("The Swingle Heirs").

W. Robert Manuel, Erwin, Tennessee, for appellee, The Estate of Cleo M. Snapp.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court August 20, 2007.

OPINION

HERSCHEL PICKENS FRANKS, P.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J. and SHARON G. LEE, JR., joined.

In this action to construe provisions in Decedent's Will, the Trial Court applied the anti-lapse statute. On appeal, we reverse.

The Will of the Testatrix, Cleo M. Snapp, was probated on February 9, 2005, and on March 29, 2005, the Executor filed...

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