Legal Opinion

Sutton v. Combs

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided November 10, 1967PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MONTGOMERY, Judge.

Aggie Sutton et al., as contestants, appeal from the judgment upholding the will of Abbie Marsee in favor of Evelyn Combs et al., appellees. The question on appeal is whether the evidence offered in behalf of contestants is sufficient to present the issue of undue influence.

The appraised value of the estate was $106,408.97. The heirs at law of the testatrix were appellant Aggie Sutton, a sister, who received by the will $100; appellant Kinnaird Bourne, a brother, who received nothing; appellants Nancy Payne and Dorothy Holtzclaw, children of a deceased sister, who each…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. California Fruit Exchange v. HenryDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1950
  2. Meuth's v. MeuthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
  3. Helm's Guardian v. NeatheryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
  4. Kiefer's Ex'r and Ex'x v. DeibelCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
  5. McKinney v. MontgomeryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1952

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Hensley v. Paul Miller Ford, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1974
  2. Taylor v. KennedyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1985
  3. Gibson v. Fuel Transport, Inc.Kentucky Supreme Court · 2013
  4. Harper v. Univ. of LouisvilleMissouri Court of Appeals · 2018
  5. Seymour Moskowitz v. Henry Earl PearisoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972

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