Legal Opinion
Harmon v. Moss
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided January 27, 1961PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAY, Commissioner.
This suit seeks construction of the holographic will and codicil of Mary E. Moss, whose estate consisted principally of a 173 acre farm. The appeal is prosecuted by her only living grandchild.
At the time the will was written in 1945 the family of Mrs. Moss consisted of her husband, Robert Owens Moss, Sr., her son, Robert Owens Moss, Jr., her daughter, Elizabeth Haggard Harmon, and a grandson (son of Elizabeth), Robert Stanley Harmon. All these survived her death in 1951.
The will, containing both legal and colloquial language, devised the testatrix’ property: one-third to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Breckinridge v. Breckinridge's Ex'rsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
- Patterson's v. DeanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Fitschen v. United States Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1950
- Forquer v. BovardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Cooper v. SarrosCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1965
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