Legal Opinion
Matter of Estate of Davidson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided October 19, 1992No. 91-326PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert L. Brown, Justice.
This appeal presents two points for our review: (1) whether the probate court erred in failing to find either that the testatrix was of unsound mind when she executed her 1984 and 1985 wills or that the wills were procured through her lawyer’s exercise of undue influence upon her; and (2) whether the non-contest clauses to the two instruments are enforceable. We agree with the probate court that the 1985 will is valid and that it revoked the 1984 will, and we affirm.
The decedent, Charlye Vera Forrester Davidson, a resident of Waldron, died on February 3, 1989, at the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Rose v. DunnSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
- Sullivant v. SullivantSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1963
- Hiler v. CudeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1970
- Irvin v. JonesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
- Hyatt v. WrotenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1931
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Hodges v. CannonCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1999
- Matter of Estate of WagnerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
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