Legal Opinion
Porter v. Oklahoma Bacone College Trust
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided September 29, 1959No. 38271PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERRY, Justice.
Murray Case Sells, hereafter referred to as “testator” died testate in 1953. At the time of his death testator’s domicile was Gregg County, Texas.
In his last will testator named the First National Bank of Dallas, Texas, hereafter referred to as “Texas bank”, as his “independent executor”. The Texas bank was directed to convert all of testator’s property into cash. In said will which was dated November 22, 1950, testator made cash bequests in varying amounts to a number of persons and corporations. No controversy exists concerning these bequests. In paragraph numbered “XXI” of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Moore v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
- Patterson v. DickinsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1912
- Porter v. Oklahoma Bacone College TrustSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1959
- In Re Randall's EstateWashington Supreme Court · 1941
- Baxley v. TimmsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1957
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Central Nat. Ins. Co. of Omaha v. Devonshire Cov. Corp.District Court, D. Nebraska · 1976
- Porter v. Oklahoma Bacone College TrustSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1959
- Ring v. Public Service Co. of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Ring v. Public Service Co. of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989