Legal Opinion

Spelius v. Hollon

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided December 19, 2006No. Nos. 32660, 32661PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EISMANN, Justice.

This is an appeal from the order of the magistrate court holding that a will is not invalidated because one of the witnesses signed it after the testator’s death. We affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On January 14, 2000, Bruce Miller and his fiancé, Christine Spelius, went to a local bank where Spelius wrote out a will for him at his request. Miller told Spelius to make changes to the document, and so she rewrote the document. The handwritten will stated:

To Whom it may concern:

I Bruce G. Miller Jr. of sound mind + body make my last will and testament. I want Christine Ann…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Thomson v. City of LewistonIdaho Supreme Court · 2002
  2. State v. HartIdaho Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Hansen v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceIdaho Supreme Court · 1987
  4. In Interest of MillerIdaho Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Gooding County v. WybengaIdaho Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Verska v. Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical CenterIdaho Supreme Court · 2011
  2. Glaze v. DeffenbaughIdaho Supreme Court · 2007
  3. In Re Estate of MillerIdaho Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Richard T. Wright v. Ada CountyIdaho Supreme Court · 2016
  5. ACI Northwest, Inc. v. Monument Heights, LLCIdaho Supreme Court · 2015

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