Legal Opinion
Matter of Estate of Martinez
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 19, 1983No. 5904PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LOPEZ, Judge.
Venancio Martinez (appellant) appeals the judgment of the trial court admitting to probate the last will and testament of Miguel Martinez, deceased. We affirm.
Appellant presents two issues for our decision: 1. Whether the decedent expressed sufficient testamentary intent to create a valid will; 2. Whether the witnesses signed the document as witnesses to a will. FACTS
Appellant filed a petition for adjudication of intestacy on July 10, 1981. On August 3, 1981, Danny Martinez (appellee) filed a response, objection and counterpetition, submitting a document entitled…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Galvan v. MillerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
- Keely v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Lindley v. LindleyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1960
- Mills v. KellyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
- Matter of Estate of ShaddenNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Estate of Lola Kimble v. Oc KimbleNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
- Oldham v. OldhamNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2011
- In the Matter of the Estate of Juanita Valcarce (Valcarce v. Valcarce)Court of Appeals of Utah · 2013
- In Re the Estate of FriedmanNevada Supreme Court · 2000
- Matter of Estate of McGurrinIdaho Court of Appeals · 1987
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