WPC 4Vj 0(yw@ 0J 0T3 0^ 0h 0rM 0| 0; 0 1uQ U, 0d UBV % U, U6 B) DC) AMl B U* -D-v~qv D3 0@ 0l5 0D AO4 0D D/> Bm~| 3|x($ wrxDyzD{|E}~EӀ2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23    ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)<  9p`(ModernP 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiX<  9p`(Monaco<  9p`(Courier New% Line 7 d!!!!7Border 1dd-"C << G d<  9p`(Arial # !  #d#   %%   YYY FILED%X April24,1996CecilCrowson,Jr.%AppellateCourtClerk  : !#d#   g$         Contractstomakeorrevokewills. (a)Acontracttomakeawillor0 devise,ornottorevokeawillordevise,ortodieintestatecanbeestablishedonlyby:0 0 (1)Provisionsofawillstatingmaterialprovisionsofthecontract;0 0 (2)Anexpressreferenceinawilltoacontractandextrinsicevidenceprovidingthetermsofthecontract;or0 0 (3)Awritingsignedbythedecedentevidencingthecontract.0 (b)Theexecutionofajointwillormutualwillsdoesnotcreateapresumptionofacontracttomakeawill,ortorefrainfromrevokingawill.PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'@Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Monaco   BA:Op Monaco  BA:Op Monaco $$$$'dxd("$    ((3$ !      0  (#$  0  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . &Xd&#Xd#           \RA'\7OXXdd7L#&";+'h|`  `L̛@ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@ EASTERNSECTION ̛̜MARJORIEDAVENPORTandROBERT )C/ANO.03A019601CH00006(BOB)SUSONG,    )      )GREENECHANCERY PlaintiffsAppellees, )      )HON.DENNISINMAN,v.      )CHANCELLOR      )MARGARETGODDARDandHERMAN )GODDARD,     )      ) DefendantsAppellants, )      )AndAlsoPart2Defendants )asfollows:    )FOXSUSONG,DAVIDSUSONG, )FREDNAJOHNSON,CHARLES  )SUSONG,BILLIESUSONG  )JOHNSTON,ELIZABETHSUSONG )SHANKS,KENNETHSUSONG,HELEN )SUSONGBROWN,BILLRUSSELL, )D.E.SUSONG,JR.,EVASUSONG )AFFIRMEDTHOMPSON,andLOUISESUSONG )ANDOSBORNE.     )REMANDED̛̜KYLEKING,KING&KING,Greeneville,forPlaintiffsAppellees.̜A.BENJAMINSTRAND,JR.,STRANDANDGODDARD,Dandridge,forDefendantsAppellants.@ OPINION @         Franks.J.  InthisactiontheTrialJudgedeterminedthatJoeandDellSusong,husbandandwife,hadcontractedtomakewillsandconcludedthereciprocalwillsmadebyJoeandDellSusongin1985wereinfurtheranceoftheiragreementandDellSusongsubsequentlybreachedthecontractbyexecutinganotherwillinconflictwiththeiragreement.  TheTrialJudgefiledanexcellentmemorandumopinionandwequotefromhisfindingswhichessentiallyareundisputed:0 0 ...JoelefthisentireestatetohiswifeDell,ifshesurvivedhim.Ifshefailedtosurvivehim,thenhisestatewastobereducedtocashanddividedintotwoequalparts,oneparttobedistributedtohis directniecesandnephews andtheotherparttohiswifes directniecesandnephews .0 0  DellSusongexecutedamirrorimageofJoeswill,leavingeverythingtohimifhesurvivedherand,ifnot,then50%ofherestatetoJoesniecesandnephewsandtheremaining50%toherniecesandnephews.JoeandDelleachsignedbothwills,andthewillswereindependentlywitnessedbytwootherindividuals.0 0  Interestingly,onFebruary19,1985,[dateofthe1985wills]Mr.andMrs.Susongexecutedyetathirddocumententitled PersonalWillofDellArnoldSusongandJosephSusong ,whichreadasfollows:0 0 0  We,DellArnoldSusongandJosephSusong,beingofsoundmindandbodymakethisourlastwillandtestimony.Bothwillsareinlockbox30batCommerceUnionBank.Itstatesthatwhenoneofuse[sic]expiresallrealandpersonalpropertywilltothesurvivor.WhenbothhavepassedawaytheAdministrator,DavidClarkSusong,willtakeoverandfollowthewillstothebestofhisabilitywithoutmakingabond,andhewillnotmakeareporttoCourt.Hewillcollectregularfeesandserveforthebestinterestofallconcernedaccordingtohisthinking.0 0 0  Afterallproperty,etc.,hasbeenturnedintomoneyitwillbeputtogetheranddividedintotwoequalpartsknownasPartIwhichisJoespartandPartIIwhichisDellspart,or50%oftotalforeach.0 0 0  Itishopedthattheestateshouldbecompletelysettledwithinayear.0 0 0  Theitemsdesignatedtocertainoneswillbegivenbeforeallisputintomoney. 0 0  ThisdocumentlikewisewassignedbybothDellandJosephSusong,anditwaswitnessedbythesameindividualswhowitnessedtheirrespectivewills.JoediedfirstandDellsubsequentlymadeseveralwills,eachretainingthelanguageconcerningdistributiontoJoesheirsandherheirsuntilherfinalwillwhereinshedeletedalloftheseprovisions.  TheappellantsaretheresiduarylegateesunderDellslastwillandinsisttherealestate,whichhadbeenownedastenantsbytheentiretiesbytheSusongs, passedbyoperationoflaw andDellwasnotobligatedtodevisetherealestate undertheallegedreciprocalwillsof1985 .Theintentofthepartiesastotheultimatedispositionoftheirestatesatthetimeofenteringthecontractcontrols,andnotthenatureandextentoftheirrespectiveinterestsinthepropertieswhicharesubjecttotheiragreement.SeeAshleyv.Volz,218Tenn.420(1966).Atthetimeoftheagreement,thehusbandandwifeeachhadanexpectancyinthepropertyheldbyentirety,andcouldmutuallyagreeastotheultimatedeviseoftheirindividualandcollectiveinterestintheproperty.  Next,itisarguedthatthe1985willofJosephSusongdoesnotmeettherequirementsofaholographicwill,sinceitwasinthehandwritingofhiswife.Thereisnoindicationthatthiswillwasprobatedasaholographicwill.TherecordestablishesthewillwasadmittedtoprobateandhastheϜstatutorilyrequiredwitnesses.Inanyevent,thecontingentdevisebecameinoperativeasapartofthatwillatJosephsdeath,sincehiswifesurvivedhim.Thisissueiswithoutmerit.  Finally,itiscontentedthattheTrialCourtwasinerrorinfindingtheSusongsenteredintoacontracttomakeawill.  Whetherthepartiesenteredintoacontracttomakeawillis oneoffact,notlaw,tobedeterminedinthelightofallofthesurroundingcircumstances .Junotv.EstateofGillam,759S.W.2d654(Tenn.1988),p.657.TheTrialJudgeconcludedtherewasclearandconvincingevidenceofthecontracttomakeawill.Heexplained:0 0 Themereexecutionofthereciprocalwillsdoesnot,inandofitself,evinceacontracttomakethosewillsirrevocable.ThethirddocumentexecutedbytheSusongs,however,filedasExhibit2andquotedabove,clearlyindicatesthatthepartieshadanagreementbetweenthemselvesthateachofthemwouldagreetodisposeoftheirestatesinthemannerrecitedinthereciprocalwills.0 0  FurtherevidenceoftheiragreementwasMs.SusongsdiscussionwithattorneyRussell,whensherequestedthathepreparenewwillsforher.  InhistestimonyattorneyRusselltestifiedthatDellhaddiscussedwithhimonmorethanoneoccasionthe agreement shehadwithherlatehusbandJoeastotheultimatedispositionoftheirestates.  SincethepassageofTennesseeCodeAnnotatedSection323107,contractstomakeawillcanonlybeestablishedasprovidedbythatstatute. '   כ  ThesurroundingcircumstancesincludethatbothSusongssignedtheirrespectivewillsmadein1985aswellasthethirddocument.Whileinartfullydrawnbythepartiesthatdocumentconstitutesamemorandumoftheiragreement.ThiscoupledwiththefactthatDellmadesubsequentwillsadheringtotheagreementandacknowledgedoveraperiodoftimetoherattorneythecontractbetweenherandherlatehusbandallϜsatisfytherequirementsofT.C.A.323107.  WeaffirmthejudgmentoftheTrialCourtatthecostoftheappellant,andthecausewillberemandedforanyotherproceedingswhichmaybenecessary.Ӝ̛      ________________________      HerschelP.Franks,J.CONCUR:___________________________̜DonT.McMurray,J.̛___________________________̜CliffordE.Sanders,Sr.J.