Legal Opinion
Briggs v. Estate of Briggs
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 21, 1997No. 02A01-9603-PB-00052PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAWFORD, Presiding Judge, Western Section.
This is a will construction case. Respondent, Ikie Briggs, appeals from the order of the probate court construing the Last Will and Testament of Odessa V. Briggs in favor of the petitioner, Frances Duncan Briggs.
Odessa V. Briggs died on February 4, 1980, and her holographic will was admitted to probate on February 26, 1980. Her Last Will and Testament provides as follows:
This is my last will & testament. I hereby revoke all former wills. At my death I request that all my just debts be paid out of my estate.
Everything I possess at the time of my death…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Presley v. HanksCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1989
- McKinney v. DuncanTennessee Supreme Court · 1908
- Third National Bank in Nashville v. First American National Bank of NashvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
- Collins v. HeldIndiana Court of Appeals · 1977
- Harwell v. HarwellTennessee Supreme Court · 1924
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3Cited by15 opinions
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