Reynolds v. Park

REYNOLDS, Justice.

The trial court summarily determined that a joint will, executed by the deceased husband and wife and probated by the surviving husband prior to his execution of a later will adjudicated to be his last will, was not a contractual will and that, in any event, the adjudication of the validity of the husband’s subsequent will was res judi-cata of all issues pertaining to the joint will. Since the validity of a last will does not defeat any rights of the beneficiaries under a prior contractual will and because there is a fact issue as to whether the prior joint will was executed…