Legal Opinion
Richards v. Liles
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 27, 1981No. 80-649PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
This contest over the estate of Roscoe Liles presents the question of the effect divorce has upon a will executed during marriage which devises all property to the testator’s former spouse. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of ap-pellee, the former wife, and ordered the challenged will admitted to probate. We hold that the divorce and accompanying court-ordered division of property revoked by implication the previously executed will, so that Roscoe Liles died intestate. Therefore, we reverse.
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Roscoe H. Liles and Mary F. Liles were married on February 24,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Rzeszotarski v. RzeszotarskiDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Clawans v. SheetzCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1937
- Pascucci v. AlsopCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Willard J. Luff v. Ruth K. LuffCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Bolle v. HumeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Estate of Bowden v. AldridgeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Estate of Reap v. MalloyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- McLaughlin v. Hartford Life & Annuity Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
- Estate of Reap v. MalloyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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