Legal Opinion
Green v. Higdon
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided July 27, 1994PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CANTRELL, Judge.
The question we have to decide is whether interested parties with notice of a will contest may wait until the conclusion of the contest and then assert that the decedent died intestate. The Circuit Court of Coffee County held that the contestants were bound by the judgment in the will contest. We affirm.
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David King, a leading citizen and successful merchant of Manchester, died on December 3, 1990. Three wills were filed for probate and the chancery/probate judge certified a will contest to the Circuit Court of Coffee County. The two latest wills, witnessed and executed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bearman v. CamatsosTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
- Lillard v. TolliverTennessee Supreme Court · 1926
- Brown v. BrownTennessee Supreme Court · 1888
- Petty v. CallTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
- Green v. HigdonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re Estate of EdenCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
- In Re Estate of BarnhillTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
- Bradley v. LewisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
- In Re Estate of Calvin Leroy WhiteheadCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2025
- In Re Estate of Fannie BarnhillTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
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