Legal graphic: Inheritance dispute

This trial hinged largely on whether a man really intended to leave his ranches to his children or to his second wife, Arleen. She argued that he was not competent to make the will that clearly left the ranches to his kids.

Note: Because of the complexity of each case, the attorneys want simple posters crystallizing some critical part of their case that the jury can stare at when they get bored. Attorneys typically hand me a tall stack of legal briefs and leave it to me to discern the essentials of their case to present visually. All names have been changed here.