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Wills, Trusts & Estates Keyed to Bonfield
In re Will of Moses
Citation:
227 So. 2d 829 (Miss. 1969)Facts
Mrs. Moses, aged 57, suffered from serious health issues and alcoholism, and had lost three husbands. She had previously expressed her intention to make her elder sister the beneficiary of her estate, and her 1957 will reflected this. Holland, an attorney 15 years younger than Mrs. Moses, entered her life after her last husband’s death. He became her attorney and claimed to be her “boyfriend.” In 1961, she executed a will, witnessed by Holland’s colleagues, leaving some personal items to him. After her death, a 1964 will was presented by another attorney, who stated he had been entrusted with it for safekeeping. Holland and Mrs. Moses had a continuing fiduciary relationship, and there were allegations that Holland’s influence on her was improper.
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