Legal Opinion
In Re Estates of Wahl
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 16, 1983No. 48852-5PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDore, J.
The beneficiary of Neal Wahl's will appeals the Court of Appeals reversal of an order granting summary judgment in her favor. This appeal raises the issue of whether a community property agreement, which provided for immediate vesting of all separate and community property in the survivor, takes precedence over reciprocal wills which provide a person shall not be deemed to survive the testator if that person dies within 90 days.
Neal and Rose Wahl were married in 1952. In November 1962, Neal executed a will in which he bequeathed all his estate to Rose if she survived. If Rose did not survive…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- In Re Dunn's EstateWashington Supreme Court · 1948
- Hastings v. Continental Food Sales, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1962
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