Legal Opinion

In Re Estate of Morris

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided September 28, 1971No. 1 CA-CIV 1597PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HATHAWAY, Judge.

The decedent’s last will and testament, a typed will executed by her and attested by two witnesses, was admitted to probate together with a holographic codicil. The holographic codicil was not witnessed.

The decedent provided in her will that her entire estate, with the exception of a scholarship trust, was to go to her sister, Beth Eakin, the appellant. She further provided that should her sister predecease her, then the portion to which her sister would have been entitled was to go to appellees, Grace Walker, Virginia Royce, Alice Ewing, Nora Widle and Ruby Speer. The will…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Brackenridge v. Roberts and McIntyreTexas Supreme Court · 1925
  2. Thompson v. ThompsonTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  3. Salmonski v. BardzinskiCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
  4. Brackenridge v. RobertsTexas Supreme Court · 1924
  5. Burton v. BellTexas Supreme Court · 1964

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Estate of O'ConnellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1972
  2. Estate of Blake v. BenzaCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1978
  3. Shea v. ArnoldCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1972
  4. Sterk v. KanterCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1985
  5. Zimmerman v. CorleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1988

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