Legal Opinion

Rutlan v. Scanlan

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided November 16, 1982No. 5825Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DONNELLY, Judge.

We granted appellant Pan T. Rutland’s application for an interlocutory appeal from an order of the trial court denying her motion to exclude evidence by appellee Charles Francis Scanlon, alleging the invalidity of the Last Will and Testament of William H. Elbelt, deceased, and a first codicil thereto.

On appeal appellant raises the single issue that the trial court erred in refusing her motion to exclude evidence that decedent was incompetent, or subject to the undue influence of appellant at the time he executed his will and testament dated October 3, 1980, and a first…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hummer v. BetenboughNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Matter of Estate of SeymourNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Matter of Estate of TaggartNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. Matter of Estate of HiltonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. In Matter of Estate of LordNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979

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