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" SELLE,v.JACQUELYNTEALSELLE,AdministratoroftheEstateof  6 CURTISMARSHALLSELLE,DeceasedXXC   J @   DirectAppealfromtheChanceryCourtforMauryCounty  J @S S No.P06103Hon.JimT.Hamilton,Judge  6  @*AV) ` dE<` A߈   @d d No.M200301633_COA_ԄR3CVFiledDecember3,_2004_Ԉ   AV) ` dE<|` A }  #CXX#XXCThisappealinvolvesadisputebetweenthemotherandwifeofadecedentconcerningtheattempted x revocationofhiswill.Followingthedecedentsdeath,hismotherfiledapetitionintheChancery d CourtforMauryCountyseekingtoadmithersonswilltoprobate.Herdaughterinlawmovedto P dismissthepetitiononthegroundthatthewillhadbeenrevokedbyalaterinstrument.TheTrial < Courtdeterminedthatthelaterinstrumentdidnotqualifyasawillorasadocumentofrevocation. (x However,theCourtdeterminedthattheactofexecutingthelaterinstrumentamountedtoa d cancellationofthewillunderTenn.CodeAnn.221201(3)(2001).Thedecedentsmotherhas P appealed.Wehavedeterminedthattheactofexecutingthelaterinstrumentwasnotacancellation < oftheearlierwilland,therefore,reversetheTrialCourt. ( #CXX>#XXC Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheChanceryCourtVacatedand  Remanded.   HerschelPickensFranks#CX #XX.C,_P.J._,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhich#CXu #XX.CWilliamC.Koch, t  Jr.,_P.J._,M.S.,andWilliamBryanCain,#CX #XX.CԀJ.,joined. `!  ScottC.Williams,andStephanieS.Maxwell,Columbia,Tennessee,forAppellant. 8#" WilliamS.Fleming,Columbia,Tennessee,forAppellee. %` $ @66' OPINION #CXX #XXCԈ '$#' #CXX #XXC   `    ` CurtisM.SellewrotehisownwillonOctober23,1997.Itwasintheformofa *%* typewrittenlettertohismothersignedbyMr.Selleandattestedtobytwowitnesses.Theletter +&+ expressedMr._Selle_sdesirethat mybelongingsremainwithmybloodfamilyandcontained p,', detailedinstructionsregardingthedispositionofhisrealandpersonalproperty. \-(- _ԇ   ` Lessthanoneyearlater,onSeptember28,1998,Mr.Sellepreparedasecond  instrumentcalled RevisedWill.Reflectingachangeofheartregardinghiswife,the Revised  Willstatedthatit supercedesallpriorwillsincludingtheOctober23,1997will.Italso  designatedhiswifeashisexecutor [i]ntheeventofmyuntimelydeath.Mr.Sellesignedthis t instrument;however,itwaswitnessedbyonlyoneperson. `    ` Mr.SellewaskilledinaplanecrashonMarch27,2003.Hiswidowfiledapetition 8  intheChanceryCourtforMauryCountyseekingtobeappointedtheadministratorforMr.Selles $ t estate.Mr.SellesmotherthereafterfiledapetitiontoadmithisOctober23,1997willtoprobate  ` andtoremovehiswidowasadministrator.Mr.Selleswidowmovedtodismisshermotherinlaws  L  petitiononthegroundthatMr.SellehadeffectivelyrevokedhisOctober23,1997will.  8     ` TheTrialCourt,treatingthewidowsmotionasamotionforsummaryjudgment,   concludedasamatteroflawthattheSeptember28,1998documenteffectivelyrevokedMr.Selles   October23,1997willbycancellationpursuanttoTenn.CodeAnn.321201(3)(2001).Mr.   SellesmotherhasappealedtothisCourt.      ` WearefocusinghereonTenn.CodeAnn.321201,whichdefinesthewaysthat \ awillmayberevokedinTennessee.Itprovidesthatawillmayberevokedbyexecutinga H subsequentwill.Tenn.CodeAnn.321201(1),orbyexecutinga documentofrevocationwith 4 thesameformalitiesrequiredforexecutingawill.Tenn.CodeAnn.321201(2).Thereisno  p disputethattheSeptember28,1998documentdoesnotmeettherequirementofeitherprovision  \ becauseithasonlyoneattestingwitness.Becauseofthisdefectinattestation,theOctober23,1997 H willremainsvalidunlessMr.Sellerevokeditthroughothermeans.See1JackW.Robinson&Jeff 4 Mobley,PritchardontheLawofWillsandAdministrationofEstates285,at452(5thed.1994)   (stating ifthewillintendedtobesubstitutedisinoperativefromdefectinattestationoranyother   cause,therevocationfailsalso,andtheoriginalwillremainsinforce.).     ` TheTrialCourtseizedontheword cancelledinTenn.CodeAnn.321201(3)  anddeterminedthattheSeptember28,1998documentreflectedMr.Sellesintentiontocancelhis l will,andthereforethatthewillwasrevokedinaccordancewithTenn.CodeAnn.321201(3). X  TheTrialCourtstretchedtheconceptof cancellationfarbeyonditsacceptedmeaninginorderto D! achieveitsdesiredresult.WhiletheSeptember28,1998documentisaclearexpressionofMr. 0"  Sellesintent,executingtheSeptember28,1998documentisnotitselfanactof cancellationfor #l! thepurposeofTenn.CodeAnn.321201(3). $X"    ` IthaslongbeenthelawinTennesseeandelsewherethattherevocationofawill, %0!$ otherthanbyasubsequentwill,mustbebyinjurytotheinstrumentitself.Gregoryv.Susong,185 &"% Tenn.232,241,205S.W.2d6,10(1947).Accordingly,theencyclopedicauthoritiespointoutthat '#& itisbothlegallyandcommonlyunderstoodthatcancellationofawillisaccomplishedbyanyofthe (#' followingdestructiveacts:(1)drawinglinesoveroracrosswiththeintentiontonullifythem;(2) )$( obliteration,defacement,ormutilationoftheinstrumentitself;or(3)writingwordsofcancellation |*%) acrossthedispositiveormaterialpartsfotheinstrument.95C.J.S.Wills411,at499(2001);79 h+&* Am.Jur.2dWills507,513(2002);seealsoUniformProbateCode2507(2).8U.L.A.367  (1998).     ` Basedontheseauthorities,anactofcancellationunderTenn.CodeAnn.321 t 201(3)mustbeadestructiveactofsomesortperformedonthewillitselfwiththeintenttorevoke ` allorpartofthewill.Bydefinition,Mr.SellesexecutionoftheSeptember28,1998document L  cannotconstituteacancellationoftheOctober23,1997will.Therefore,theTrialCourterredby 8  determiningthatMr.SellehadeffectivelyrevokedhisOctober23,1997willbycancellationunder $ t Tenn.CodeAnn.321201(3).  `    `    ` Fortheforegoingreasons,wevacatethesummaryjudgmentandadditionalorders  8  bytheTrialCourtandremandforfurtherproceedingsconsistentwiththisOpinion.Thecostofthe $  appealisassessedtoJacquelynTealSelle.      `     h     _________________________ \    `     h     HerschelPickensFranks,P.J. 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