Legal Opinion
Robison v. Graham
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 1, 1990No. 66423, 66096PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVENDER, Justice.
The principal issue presented is whether Oklahoma will enforce a mutual and conjoint will where the will contained a written contract, the surviving spouse probated and accepted benefits under the will and the contract was thereafter breached. We answer in the affirmative.
I. FACTS
Mary Kay Graham (“Mary”), deceased, and William Clyde Graham (“Clyde”), deceased, both of Windsor County, Missouri, were married in 1942. They were married for thirty-seven years. Mary had one daughter by a previous marriage. On March 3, 1973 Mary and Clyde executed a mutual and conjoint will. A…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Cacy v. CacySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Peyton v. McCaslinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1966
- Easterling v. FerrisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- Catron v. First National Bank & Trust Co. of TulsaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
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