In Re Estate Of Robinson

This is a will contest. Appellees, Velma Lee and John Harvey Robinson Charitable Foundation (Foundation), Fannie Merle Welch, Elaine Moore, Bobbie Byrom, Jerry Guffey, Mary H. Thedford*fn2 and, alternatively, Joe Webb and M. H. "Buddy" Brock, both as directors of the Foundation, contested the probate of a will executed by Robinson in 1995 (1995 Will) in favor of a will she executed in 1983 (1983 Will). Appellees alleged that Velma Lee Robinson lacked testamentary and mental capacity and was unduly influenced. A jury found that Robinson lacked testamentary capacity to execute the 1995 Will and lacked mental capacity to execute numerous estate-planning documents. It also found that Robinson had been unduly influenced. The jury returned a verdict in favor of appellees. Based on the jury's findings, the trial court entered a judgment vacating its order that admitted the 1995 Will to probate. The trial court also set aside related estate-planning documents.