Legal Opinion
In Re Towndrow's Will
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided May 22, 1943No. 4731PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRICE, Justice.
This proceeding was brought to contest the probated will of Emma F. Towndrow, deceased, under Sec. 32-212, New Mexico Statutes, 1941, which is as follows: “Contest of probate.—When a will has been approved, any person interested may at any time within six (6) months after such probate, contest the same or the validity of the will. For that purpose he shall file in the court in which the will was proved, a petition in writing, containing his allegations against the validity of the will or against the sufficiency of the proof, and praying that the probate may be revoked.”
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2Cases cited41 opinions
- Abels v. FreyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1932
- Barry v. WalkerSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
- Albright v. AlbrightOhio Supreme Court · 1927
- Carter v. FrahmSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1913
- Hanson v. NygaardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Dunham v. StitzbergNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1948
- C. De Baca v. BacaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
- In Re Hickok's WillNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1956
- Matter of Estates of SalasNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
- Hartt v. BrimmerWyoming Supreme Court · 1955
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