Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of McFarland
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided July 7, 2005No. E2003-01833-SC-R9-CVPublishedCited by 55 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · BarkerWilliam M. Barker, J.
in which E. RILEY ANDERSON, and ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, Jr., JJ., joined. FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J., filed a dissenting opinion in which JANICE M. HOLDER, J., joined.
We granted review in this case to determine the appropriate manner of distributing lapsed residuary gifts in a will. Specifically, we are confronted with a holographic will containing a residuary clause which devised percentages of the testatrix’s estate to certain named beneficiaries. Three of these beneficiaries predeceased the testatrix, causing their gifts to lapse. Because these beneficiaries also died without issue, the…
3Cases cited31 opinions
- Davis v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1943
- Gray's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- In Re Estate of VincentTennessee Supreme Court · 2003
- Bankers Trust Company v. AllenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
- Corbett v. SkaggsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1922
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