Legal Opinion
Matter of Estate of Westfahl
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 20, 1983No. 59712PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
674 P.2d 21 (1983)
In the Matter of the ESTATE OF L.C. WESTFAHL, Deceased.
Betty Lou GOFORTH, Executrix, Appellant,
v.
Harold Wiley WESTFAHL, Appellee.
No. 59712.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma.
December 20, 1983.
Rehearing Denied January 24, 1984.
Butler & Pickens by David C. Butler, Enid, for appellant.
Ford, Grey, Harvey & Lisle by Jon R. Ford, Kimber Palmer, and Richard M. Perry, Enid, for appellee.
HODGES, Justice.
The questions presented are whether: 1) no contest provisions contained in a will are valid; and 2) if submission of a subsequent will for probate constitutes a contest of the prior will.
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2Cases cited22 opinions
- Smithsonian Institution v. MeechSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Estate of HiteCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
- In Re Estate of BerglandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1919
- Girard Trust Co. v. SchmitzNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1941
- Howard v. BennettCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1945
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3Cited by14 opinions
- In Re Lorice T. Wallace Revocable TrustSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2009
- In Re Estate of PepplerColorado Court of Appeals · 1998
- In Re Estate of SimpsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Renberg v. ZarrowSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- Barr v. DawsonCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2006
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