Leard v. Askew
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
En-or from District Court, Choctaw County; D. A. Richardson, Judge. Action by J. N. Leard and T. W. Tyler against E. B. Askew. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtKane, J.
The question in this case arose out of the ruling of the court below upon a protest filed by the plaintiff in error against the probate of the last will and testament of Elija Woods, deceased. Said plaintiff in error’s protest was based “upon the ground and for the reason that the same [the will offered for probate] was revoked by the said Elija Woods by a subsequent will by him executed on the 3d day of October, 1906, in which said will he canceled and revoked the will herein presented to the court by Sarah Ellen Woods, his executrix.” The court below overruled the protest, and this…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dudley v. GatesMichigan Supreme Court · 1900
- McClure v. McClureTennessee Supreme Court · 1887
- Christopher v. HechheimerMichigan Supreme Court · 1901
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- Hollingshead v. SturgisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1869
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