Legal Opinion
McLane v. Chancey, Administrator
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 17, 1947No. 4-8090, 4-8091 (consolidated)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
Two causes of action, consolidated here, are presented on this appeal from separate judgments in the Franklin Probate Court, Ozark District, construing the separate wills of William C. Bill, deceased, and Ada May Bill, deceased, who were husband and wife. Mr. Bill died May 20,1945, and Mrs. Bill, his widow, died May 22, 1945. Each was approximately 70 years of age at the time of death and had resided in Ozark approximately 50 years. No issue survived.
Their separate wills were, in effect, almost identical, that of Mrs. Bill having been executed May 30, 1940, and that of Mr. Bill, December…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Old Colony Trust Co. v. HaleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Wooldridge v. GilmanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1926
- Wilson v. StorthzSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
- Lockhart v. LyonsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1927
- Quattlebaum v. the Simmons National Bank, Admr.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1945
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Cuppett v. NeillyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1958
- Geisinger v. GeisingerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1950
- Kelley v. NeilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Estate of Short v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1977
- In Re the Estate of ShoptaughIndiana Court of Appeals · 1985
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