Legal Opinion
Estate of Gerard v. Gerard
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 27, 1995No. 83503PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Justice.
The issues presented in this case are: (1) whether the finding of the trial court that Decedent lacked testamentary capacity to execute his Last Will and Testament dated June 29, 1991, (the Will) was clearly contrary to the weight of the evidence, and (2) whether the finding of the trial court that Decedent was subjected to undue influence in regard to the Will was clearly contrary to the weight of the evidence. We answer both issues in the negative.
I. FACTS
Dr. John G. Gerard and Violet T. Gerard, both in their seventies, had been married approximately two years at his death…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Matter of Estate of MaherasSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- Fipps v. StidhamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Clark v. AddisonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1957
- Prudential Fire Ins. Co. v. StanleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
- Estate of SamocheeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1975
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3Cited by16 opinions
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