Miss Ellie Trying To Break Jock's Will

Kenny Coyote

Kenny Coyote

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I think it was very high handed of Miss Ellie to believe that she had the right to overturn Jock's will just because she didn't like it. When Jock made his will, he was doing what he wanted to, what he thought was necessary and it was legal, or Harv could never have approved it. What made Miss Ellie think she had the right to claim Jock was mentally incompetent, when she didn't think he was, just because she didn't like the terms of his will? She may not have liked Jock's will, but that's irrelevant. It was his will! Do you think she'd have liked the idea of Jock overturning her will,if he had outlived her? I doubt it!

A will belongs to the person who has that will drawn up by a lawyer. I think that should be held sacred. It's their wish for how they want leave their own property to people. To take that way, to take away your husband or wife's right to will their property how they see fit is what I call a betrayal!
 
Seaviewer

Seaviewer

Telly Talk Warrior
There can be legitimate reasons for overturning or modifying a will but, I agree, simply not liking it is not one of them. And in the end she was not successful so the system worked.
 
Kenny Coyote

Kenny Coyote

Telly Talk Star
Seaviewer said:
There can be legitimate reasons for overturning or modifying a will but, I agree, simply not liking it is not one of them. And in the end she was not successful so the system worked.
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Yes, it's one of those example of the system working. It was really a contrived basis to say that Jock was mentally incompetent. He was brought down to South America because he was so competent. Jock was trying one last time to get his boys to see that they were better off together than apart. He wanted them to recognize that each pf them had unique talents, unique abilities and were both very, very good at what they did best. You sure don't want someone like JR or Bobby against you when you could have them on your side!

In comparison, look at Miss Ellie's decision to just leave all of Southfork to Bobby. Talk about incompetent! I don't even know where you begin listing the mistakes there.
 
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