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àHONORABLE€HENRY€DENMARK€BELL,€CHANCELLORÌÌSUSAN€B.€EVANSÌLaw€Offices€of€œWm›.€D.€œCastleman›,€P.C.Ìœ213A›€Ward€CircleÌœBrentwood›,€Tennessee€37027ÌÌWILLIAM€D.€œCASTLEMAN›ÌLaw€Offices€of€œWm›.€D.€œCastleman›,€P.C.Ì110€œGlancy›€St.,€Suite€112ÌœGoodlettsville›,€Tennessee€37072ÌÌDANIEL€L.€œWISCHHOF›ÌœWischhof›€&€Allen,€P.C.Ì110€œGlancy›€St.,€Suite€109ÌœGoodlettsville›,€Tennessee€37072ÌATTORNEYS€FOR€PETITIONERS/APPELLEESÌÌÌJoseph€F.€œWelborn›,€IIIÌBASS,€BERRY€&€œSIMS›Ì2700€First€American€CenterÌNashville,€Tennessee€37238ÌÌDOUGLAS€S.€HALEÌHale€&€HaleÌ312€First€Tennessee€Bank€BuildingÌFranklin,€Tennessee€37064ÌATTORNEYS€FOR€RESPONDENT/APPELLANTÌÌREVERSED,€VACATED€AND€REMANDEDÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌCONCUR:ÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÇGERTRUDE€JACKSON€andà àà àà à)ÌJOSEPHINE€J.€JOHNSON,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àPetitioners/Appellees,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àWilliamson€ChanceryÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€€22983ÌœVS›.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àAppeal€No.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à01„A„01„9511„CH„00528ÌHELEN€PATTON,€Executrix€of€theà àà à)ÌEstate€of€Jennie€œMai›€Jackson,à àà à)ÌDeceased,à àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àRespondent/Appellant.à àà à)ÌÌÌà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€captioned€executrix€has€appealed€from€a€non„jury€judgment€of€the€Chancery€CourtÏthat€a€will€dated€April€6,€1989€is€the€true,€whole€and€last€will€and€testament€of€Jennie€œMai›ÏJackson,€deceased.Ìà àÌà àOn€May€18,€1994,€a€will€executed€by€deceased€on€February€18,€1977,€was€admitted€toÏprobate€in€the€Chancery€Court€and€the€captioned€executrix€was€designated€to€administer€theÏestate.ÌÌà àOn€November€8,€1994,€the€captioned€petitioners€filed€a€petition€in€Chancery€CourtÏpresenting€a€subsequent€will€of€the€deceased€dated€April€6,€1989,€and€praying€that€the€previousÏprobate€of€the€1977€will€be€set€aside€and€that€1989€will€be€declared€to€be€the€last€and€effectiveÏwill€of€deceased.ÌÌà àThe€executrix€denied€that€the€1989€will€was€properly€executed,€and€the€cause€proceededÏto€trial€without€a€jury.€€The€order€of€the€Chancery€Court€reads€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€€This€cause€came€on€to€be€heard€on€the€œ7th›€day€of€August,Ï1995,€before€the€Honorable€Henry€Denmark€Bell,€Chancellor,Ïupon€the€petition€of€Gertrude€Jackson€and€Josephine€J.€JohnsonÏthat€the€Last€Will€and€Testament€of€Jennie€œMai›€Jackson,Ïdeceased,€bearing€the€date€of€February€18,€1977,€be€set„asideÏand€that€a€later€writing€purported€to€be€the€Last€Will€andÏTestament€of€Jennie€œMai›€Jackson,€deceased,€be€admitted€toÏprobate.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€Whereupon,€the€petitioners€produced€in€open€Court€a€paperÏwriting€purporting€to€be€the€Last€Will€and€Testament€of€JennieÏœMai›€Jackson,€deceased,€said€paper€bearing€date€of€April€6,€1989;Ïhaving€the€mark€of€Jennie€œMai›€Jackson€signed€thereto€asÏtestatrix;€being€subscribed€by€Elizabeth€œCarothers›€and€John€H.ÏœCarothers›€as€attesting€witnesses;€naming€Gertrude€Jackson€andÏJosephine€J.€Johnson€as€Co„Executors.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€And,€it€appearing€to€the€Court€from€the€testimony€of€theÏaforesaid€parties€and€their€witnesses€in€open€Court€and€uponÏaffidavit€as€authorized€by€and€in€accordance€with€TennesseeÏCode€annotated€Section€32„2„110€that€Elizabeth€œCarothers›€andÏJohn€H.€œCarothers›€did€subscribe€his/her€respective€name€as€anÏattesting€witness€to€the€said€paper€writing;€that€the€said€paperÏwriting€was€written€in€the€lifetime€of€Jennie€œMai›€Jackson,Ïdeceased,€and€published,€signed€and€subscribed€by€her€in€theÏpresence€of€the€attesting€witnesses;€that€the€said€Jennie€œMai›ÏJackson€was€then€of€sound€mind;€and€at€her€request,€saidÏattesting€witnesses€signed€said€paper€writing€in€her€presence€andÏin€the€presence€of€each€other€on€April€6,€1989.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€And,€it€further€appearing€to€the€Court€from€testimony€producedÏin€open€Court€that€said€paper€writing€bears€the€true€mark€of€theÏsaid€Jennie€œMai›€Jackson.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€It€is,€therefore,€ORDERED,€ADJUDGED€AND€DECREED€byÏthe€Court€that€the€Last€Will€and€Testament€of€Jennie€œMai›ÏJackson,€deceased,€bearing€the€date€of€April€6,€1989,€is€the€true,Ïwhole€and€Last€Will€and€Testament€of€Jennie€œMai›€Jackson,Ïdeceased.€€The€costs€of€this€action€are€taxed€to€the€estate€ofÏJennie€œMai›€Jackson.€€The€matter€of€attorney€fees€in€this€action€isÏreserved€to€the€Probate€Court€of€Williamson€County,€Tennessee.ÌÌà8 àà8 à€€This€cause€is€remanded€to€the€Probate€Court€of€WilliamsonÏCounty,€Tennessee,€for€further€proceedings€consistent€with€thisÏorder.ÌÌÌÓÓà àIt€appears€that€the€Chancery€Court€has€probate€jurisdiction€under€T.C.A.€ðð16„16„201,Ïso€that€the€remand€to€the€Probate€Court€in€this€instance€would€be€to€the€Probate€Division€of€theÏChancery€Court.ÌÌà àThe€pleadings€in€the€present€case€appear€to€present€an€issue€of€òò€œdevisavit›€vel€non€óóto€beÏresolved€by€a€contest€to€be€certified€to€the€Circuit€Court€for€resolution€under€T.C.A.€ðððð32„4„101,€òòet€seq.óó€€Even€though€the€jurisdiction€of€Circuit€Court€of€will€contests€is€exclusive,€T.C.A.Ïðð16„10„103,€òòClark€v.€œHefley›,€óó34€Tenn.€App.€389,€238€œS.W.2d›€513€(1950),€the€jurisdictionalÏquestion€was€waived€by€failure€to€object.€€T.C.A.€ðð16„11„102.ÌÌà àThe€single€issue€presented€on€appeal€is:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€€Whether€the€Chancellor€erred€in€ruling€that€the€Last€Will€andÏTestament€of€Jennie€Mae€Jackson€dated€April€6,€1989€wasÏproperly€executed€as€required€by€T.C.A.€ðð€32„1„104.ÌÌÌÓÓ€à àT.C.A.€Section€32„1„104€provides:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àò òWill€other€than€holographic€or€nuncupative.€„ó ó€TheÏexecution€of€a€will,€other€than€a€holographic€or€œnuncapative›€will,Ïmust€be€by€the€signature€of€the€testator€and€of€at€least€two€(2)Ïwitnesses€as€follows:Ìà8 àà8 à(1)€òòThe€testator€shall€signify€to€the€attesting€witnesses€that€theÏinstrument€is€his€willóó€and€either:Ìà8 àà8 àà8 à(A)€Himself€sign;Ìà8 àà8 àà8 à(B)€Acknowledge€his€signature€already€made;€orÌà8 àà8 àà8 àœ(C)›€At€his€direction€and€in€his€presence€haveÏsomeone€else€sign€his€name€for€him;€andÌà8 àà8 àà8 à(D)€In€any€of€the€above€cases€the€act€must€beÏdone€in€the€presence€of€two€(2)€or€more€attestingÏwitnesses.Ìà8 àà8 àà8 à(2)€The€attesting€witnesses€must€sign:Ìà8 àà8 àà8 à€€€€€(A)€In€the€presence€of€the€testator;€andÌà8 àà8 àà8 à€€€€€(B)€In€the€presence€of€each€other.€€[ActsÏ1941,€œch›.€125€ðð€4;€C.€œSupp›.€1950,€ðð€8098.4;ÏT.C.A.€(orig.€ed.),€ðð€32„104.]€€(EmphasisÏsupplied.)ÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€first€page€of€the€1989€will€bears€the€following€notation:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àPage€1€of€My€Last€Will€and€Testament€òòXóóÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€second€page€of€said€will€contains€the€following:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àI€am€signing€this€Will€on€April€6,€1989ÌÌà8 àà8 àòòX€(her€mark)óóÌà8 àà8 àJennie€Mae€JacksonÌÌà8 àà8 àThis€will€was€signed€before€both€of€us.€€We€knew€that€it€was€aÏwill,€and€we€were€requested€to€be€witnesses.€€We€bothÏwitnessed€the€will€and€signed€in€Page€2€of€My€Last€Will€andÏTestament€òòXóó.ÌÌà8 àà8 àPage€2€of€My€Last€Will€òòXóóÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€third€page€of€the€will€contains€the€following:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àthe€presence€of€the€person€making€the€will€and€in€the€presence€ofÏeach€other€on€the€above€dateÌÌà8 àà8 àòò/s/€Elizabeth€œCarothers›Ìà8 àà8 à/s/€John€H.€œCarothers›óóÌÌà8 àà8 àPage€3€of€My€Last€Will€and€Testament€òòXóóÌÌÌà àThe€fourth€page€attached€to€the€will€contains€the€following:ÌÌà8 àà8 àà àà àòòAFFIDAVITóóÌÌà8 àà8 àSTATE€OF€TENNESSEEÌà8 àà8 àCOUNTY€OF€WILLIAMSONÌÌà8 àà8 à€€We€swear€that€the€above€will€was€signed€by€Jennie€MaeÏJackson€before€us.€€It€was€said€to€be€a€Will€and€we€wereÏrequested€to€be€witnesses.€€We€witnessed€the€Will€in€herÏpresence€and€in€the€presence€of€each€other.€€Jennie€Mae€JacksonÏwas€more€than€18€years€old€and€was€of€sound€mind€when€theÏWill€was€signed.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 àà8 àòò/s/€Elizabeth€œCarothers›ÌÌà8 àà8 àà8 àà8 à/s/€John€H.€œCarothers›óóÌÌà8 àà8 àSworn€to€and€subscribed€to€before€me€this€œ6th›€day€of€April,Ï1989.ÌÌà8 àà8 àòò/s/€T.€Vance€LittleóóÌà8 àà8 àNotary€publicÌÌà8 àà8 àMy€Commission€Expires:€òò1„14„92óóÌÌÌœ›œà à›œÓÓThe›€executrix€insisted€to€the€Trial€Court€and€insists€to€this€Court€that€there€is€noÏevidence€that€the€testatrix€signified€to€the€attesting€witnesses€that€the€instrument€was€her€will€orÏthat€the€X€mark€was€her€signature€or€that€it€was€placed€on€the€will€in€the€presence€of€theÏwitnesses.ÌÌà àA€review€of€the€evidence€is€required€to€resolve€the€issue€stated.ÌÌà àVance€Little,€an€attorney,€testified€that€he€prepared€the€will€in€question,€that€he€saw€theÏtestatrix€place€her€mark€on€the€will,€and€that€the€two€attesting€witnesses€were€present€when€sheÏdid€so.ÌÌà àGertrude€Jackson€testified€that€she,€the€attesting€witnesses€and€others€were€presentÏwhen€she€saw€the€testatrix€place€her€mark€upon€the€will.ÌÌà àJosephine€Johnson€testified€that€she€and€the€attesting€witnesses€and€others€were€presentÏwhen€she€saw€testatrix€place€her€mark€on€the€will.ÌÌà àJohn€H.€œCarothers›€testified€that€he€was€unable€to€read,€that€he€recognized€the€signatureÏof€himself€and€his€wife€on€the€will,€but€that€he€had€no€recollection€of€the€occasion€when€theÏwill€was€signed,€that€he€did€not€see€the€will€signed,€and€that€he€was€not€told€the€contents€of€theÏdocument.€€ÌÌà àElizabeth€œCarothers›€testified€that€the€signature€on€the€will€appeared€to€be€hers,€but€thatÏshe€had€no€memory€of€signing€it.€€However,€she€testified€verbatim:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àI€donððt€remember€signing€this€thing.€As€I€said,€I€rememberÏhaving€did€it,€but€I€donððt€remember.ÌÌà8 àà8 àI€remember€going€to€her€house,€but€I€donððt€know€what€tookÏplace.ÌÌà8 àà8 àWell,€when€he€came€out€of€there,€he€was€telling€what€it€said,Ïbut,€other€than€that,€I€didnððt€know.ÌÌÌÓÓà àFrom€the€foregoing€testimony,€it€is€seen€that€there€is€evidence€that€the€testator€signedÏthe€will€in€the€presence€of€the€attesting€witnesses€that€the€attesting€witnesses€signed€theÏattestation€clause€which€states€that€they€knew€that€the€document€was€a€will.€€The€affidavitÏattached€to€the€will€states€that€ð ðit€was€said€to€be€a€will€and€we€were€requested€to€be€witnesses,ððÏbut€it€does€not€state€who€said€it€was€a€will€or€who€requested€them€to€be€œwitnesses.›ÌÌà àNo€evidence€is€found€that€the€testatrix€signified€to€the€attesting€witnesses€that€theÏinstrument€was€her€will.€€This€is€an€indispensable,€statutory€part€of€the€attestation€of€aÏwitnessed€will.ÌÌà àIn€òòLawrence€v.€Lawrence,€óó35€Tenn.€App.€648,€250€œS.W.2d›€781€(1952),€this€CourtÏheld€that,€where€there€was€no€evidence€that€the€testatrix€signified€to€the€attesting€witnesses€thatÍthe€instrument€was€the€will€of€testatrix,€the€instrument€was€not€entitled€to€probate.€€To€the€sameÏeffect€are€òòCooper€v.€Austin,óó€Tenn.€App.€1992,€837€œS.W.2d›€606€and€òòIn€Re:€Estate€of€Bradley,ÏóóTenn.€App.€1991,€817€œS.W.2d›€320.ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€reversed€and€vacated.€€All€costs,€including€costs€ofÏthis€appeal,€are€taxed€against€petitioners.€€The€petition€of€the€captioned€petitioners€is€dismissedÏœand€Trial€Court€costs€are€taxed€against›€the€œpetitioners›€and€their€surety.€€The€cause€is€remandedÏto€the€Trial€Court€for€entry€and€enforcement€of€a€judgment€in€conformity€with€this€opinion.ÌÌà àReversed,€Vacated€and€Remanded.ÌÓÓà àÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà à_______________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ_____________________________________ÌSAMUEL€L.€LEWIS,€JUDGEÌÌÌ_____________________________________ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGE