Tanner v. Farmer

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• concluding that, by applying exception in more recent case, court overruled earlier case disallowing testimony of attorney who had prepared two unexecuted wills
• overruling prior holding barring evidence of communications preceding execution of will
• permitting attorney testimony as to intent of decedent when she made a gift of $10,000 to grandnephew two days prior to her death; attorney testified that he assisted with the preparation of a divorce and will that would deny her husband any right to her property

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