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JOEL v. JOEL

No. 2009-CA-00474-SCT.

43 So.3d 424 (2010)

Debra JOEL, as Executrix of the Estate of Jimmy Joel, Lindsey Meador, as Trustee for the James J. "Jimmy" Joel, Testamentary Marital Trust and as Trustee for the James J. "Jimmy" Joel Family Trust v. James H. JOEL and Estate of Margaret R. Joel.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied September 23, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Edwin Ross , Katherine A. Hall , Jackson, William B. Lovett, Jr. , Jackson, attorneys for appellants.

Gerald H. Jacks , attorney for appellees.

Before CARLSON, P.J., DICKINSON and PIERCE, JJ.

DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Jimmy Joel persuaded his elderly parents ("the Joels") to purchase a house from the Shackelfords. Without the Joels' knowledge, Jimmy had his lawyer include in the deed a provision that transferred title to himself upon the death of either of his parents. When the Joels learned what Jimmy had done, they confronted him, and Jimmy agreed to remove the provision. But before doing so, he unexpectedly died. Unable to persuade...

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