Legal Opinion

Heffenger v. Heffenger

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided December 6, 1938PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWoodbury, J.

The testatrix could have disposed by will of' the interest which she had in the estate of her grandmother, (Flanders v. Parker, 80 N. H. 566, 568, 569, and cases cited), but in our opinion she failed to do so. We base this conclusion upon a consideration of the will and the competent evidence of the circumstances under which it was drawn. It appears in the agreed statement of facts that the testatrix knew of the existence of the remainder interest created by the will of her grandmother and it also there appears that she knew of her participation in that interest. Yet, with these facts in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Wright v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1907
  2. Flanders v. ParkerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1923
  3. White v. WeedSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1934
  4. State v. KilcoyneSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1926
  5. Clyde v. LakeSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1917

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of DobrovolnySupreme Court of Kansas · 1957
  2. Jodoin v. BaroodySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1948
  3. Burpee v. PickardSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1947
  4. Kiddell v. LabowitzSupreme Court of Virginia · 2012

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