Legal Opinion
Day v. Williams
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 1, 1938No. 28117PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavison, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court of Oklahoma county sustaining1 a demurrer to the evidence of the proponent offered on petition to probate a copy of a purported lost holographic will.
The record discloses that R. J. Lee died in Oklahoma county on May 11, 1936; that the deceased, was a resident of said county and was seized and possessed of real and personal estate located in said county and state of Oklahoma.
On June 9, 1936, Sophia E. Day, the sister of the deceased, filed her petition for the appointment of herself as administratrix of the estate of the deceased. In the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Clark v. TurnerNebraska Supreme Court · 1897
- Eder v. Methodist Episcopal Church Ass'nSupreme Court of Colorado · 1934
- Harris v. HarrisWashington Supreme Court · 1895
- Estate of KidderCalifornia Supreme Court · 1885
- Borrow v. ViningWashington Supreme Court · 1923
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Hull v. CartinIdaho Supreme Court · 1940
- Matter of Estate of ModdeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
- Matter of Estate of ShawSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute v. GavinNevada Supreme Court · 1980
- Janzen v. ClaybrookSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1966
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