King v. Davidson

Plaintiff, who is testator’s nephew and sole forthcoming heir, instituted a will contest and a suit for declaratory judgment, contending that testator’s divorce revoked the will in issue in its entirety.

The trial court held that the will was revoked only as to testator’s ex-wife, and that gifts over to two charities were valid. Plaintiff appealed and the ex-wife and one charity cross-appealed. We affirm.

The threshold issue in this case is the law to be applied in determining whether, and to what extent, a testator’s will has been revoked by his divorce.

Testator was married in March 1968 in…