Legal Opinion

Jones v. First National Bank

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided April 26, 1956No. 3890PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*122OPINION

By the Court, Eather, J.:

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court in administration of a decedent’s estate directing the payment of a cash bequest pursuant to petition for distribution filed by the First National Bank of Nevada as Executor of the decedent, Edna Umbaugh Jones. The sole question upon this appeal concerns construction of the will; whether in directing payment of the cash bequest the court erred in its construction.

The clause in question is contained in a codicil drawn by the decedent herself. It reads “To my husband, John *123Paul Jones, I bequeath a liveable wage…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Noble v. NobleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
  2. Murray v. SimpsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1945

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. In Re Lendecke's EstateWyoming Supreme Court · 1958
  2. Soady v. First National BankNevada Supreme Court · 1966
  3. Sharp v. First National BankNevada Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Zirovcic ex rel. People of the Town v. KordicNevada Supreme Court · 1985
  5. First Christian Church v. Stock Growers National Bank of CheyenneWyoming Supreme Court · 1958

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