Legal Opinion
Matter of Estate of Stokes
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 8, 1987No. 64395PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLIN, Chief Justice.
The issue presented by this appeal is whether the decedent, Robert Dexter Stokes (also known as R.D. Stokes), did, by his acts in regard to certain certificates of deposit, create a trust for the benefit of the persons named on those certificates.
The facts giving rise to this controversy are as follows:
On December 8, 1983, R.D. Stokes executed a will in which, among other bequests, he made a Fifty Thousand Dollar specific bequest to his wife, Gladys M. Stokes, and left the residue of the estate to his three children by a prior marriage.
On December 9, 1983, R.D. Stokes…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In Re the Accounting of TottenNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Tulsa Exposition & Fair Corp. v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1970
- In Re Estate of McFetridgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Vaughan v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nIdaho Supreme Court · 1963
- Girdner v. GirdnerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1959
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by6 opinions
- King v. AppletonSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2014
- State ex rel. Insurance Commissioner of West Virginia v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of West Virginia, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2006
- Martone v. MartoneNorfolk County Circuit Court · 1997
- Opinion No. (1992), Oklahoma Attorney General Reports1992
- Opinion No. (2000), Oklahoma Attorney General Reports2000
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.