Legal Opinion

Wallingford's Ex'r v. Wallingford's Adm'r

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided November 17, 1936PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Creal, Commissioner

Affirming.

R. M. Wallingford died on December 3, 1934, and left surviving a widow, Maggie Knott Wallingford, and an adopted son, Walter Loetzer Wallingford, as his only heirs at law. The widow survived him only a few days, and at the December term of the Mason county court a paper purporting to be the last will and testament of R. M. Wallingford was duly admitted to probate as such. This writing at the beginning reads: “This is my desire and last will, all other cancelled. * * *”

He then provided that his wife should have all household goods, kitchen…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Carpenter v. WynnCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Seater v. Penn Mutual Life InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1945
  2. In Re Heazle's EstateIdaho Supreme Court · 1952
  3. Kroll v. NehmerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998

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