Legal Opinion
Matter of Estate of Mouse
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 7, 1993No. 80594PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Chief Justice.
The issue in this case is whether the District Court’s order admitting the will to probate was a void judgment. It was not. The trial court was correct in holding that the challenge to admission of the will to probate was time-barred.
The will of Maude Crooks Mouse was offered for probate by Lois LaRue and Helen Roberts on January 5, 1990. The will was hand written on a deed to a piece of land. It stated: “I Maude Crooks Mouse deed this property and all personal belongings to Lois LaRue Powers at my death.” It was signed by Mrs. Mouse, dated March 23, 1979, and witnessed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Scoufos v. FullerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
- Fitzsimmons v. Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
- State Ex Rel. Commissioners of Land Office v. KellerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953
- Stevens v. DillSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1930
- Dill v. StevensSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1928
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3Cited by17 opinions
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