Matlock v. Simpson

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that the presumption of undue influence may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence o f the fairness of the transaction
• holding modified on other grounds by In re Estate of Link, 542 S.W.3d 438 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2017)
• overruling cases requiring only a preponderance of the evidence to overcome the presumption of invalidity
• permitting the personal representative of a decedent to testify concerning the value of the decedent’s property
• “ ‘[F]amily and other relationships’, . . . -7- require proof of the elements of dominion and control[.]”
• “[T]he issue of whether or not a confidential relationship existed, if not admitted, was a question of fact.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).