Legal Opinion
Chavez v. Montoya
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 7, 1976No. 10673PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EASLEY, Justice.
The appellant, Virginia M. Chavez, named as the sole beneficiary and executrix in the will of her brother, Tom O. Montoya, brings an interlocutory appeal of the dismissal of her petition for admission of the will for probate in the District Court of Sandoval County. The trial court held that under § 30-1-7.1, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Supp.1975) the will was revoked and that the decedent Montoya died intestate. The decedent’s wife, Cleo S. Montoya, was appointed administratrix of the estate. We affirm the decision of the trial court.
On September 30, 1965, Tom O. Montoya, the…
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- Perkins v. BrownSupreme Court of Florida · 1946
- Czepiel v. CzepielSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- Leggett v. Estate of LeggettNevada Supreme Court · 1972
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