Legal Opinion
Shippy v. Elliott
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 13, 1958No. 37274PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALLEY, Justice.
This is an appeal from the judgment of the District Court of Alfalfa County holding that the will of Samuel A. Elliott, deceased, vested in his surviving wife, Alice Kate Elliott, a fee title to a tract of land in that County, so that she could dispose of such land by conveyance or by her will. It is necessary to construe the will of Samuel A. Elliott, the pertinent provisions of which are as follows:
“(2) I give and devise to my beloved wife, Alice Kate Elliott, the following property, to-wit: The Southeast Quarter (SEJd) of Section Twelve (12), Township Twenty-three (23)…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Noble v. NobleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
- In Re Will of FrissSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- Dannenburg v. DannenburgSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
- Hicks v. Fairbanks' HeirsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953
3Cited by5 opinions
- Helen L. Tyler, Administratrix of the Estate of Donald M. Tyler, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
- In Re Estate of HayhurstSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1970
- English v. RainwaterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1965
- Darden v. GriffisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Bosworth v. ParksCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2014