Legal Opinion

Watkins v. Watkins' Administrator

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided June 15, 1937PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Creal, Commissioner—

Affirming.

J. L. Watkins, a citizen and resident of Payette •county, Ky., died on December 1, 1929. At the following regular term of the county court of that county a writing purporting to be his last will and testament was duly admitted to probate as such. Thereafter certain heirs at law of the testator prosecuted an appeal to the circuit court of Payette county within the time and the manner prescribed by statute. Trial by jury was waived and the law and the facts as set out in a statement of facts was submitted to the court without the intervention…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ferguson v. FergusonTexas Supreme Court · 1931
  2. Eaton v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
  3. Walker v. HibbardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1919

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Estate of TaylorCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
  2. Mason v. MasonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Succession of GurganusSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
  4. Vaught v. VaughtSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1969
  5. In re Bagnall's EstateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949

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