Legal Opinion

Estate of Jones v. Jones

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided August 8, 1988No. 880121-CAPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JACKSON, Judge:

Robert Lee Jones appeals from the judgment and order denying his objections to probate of a will drafted by his sister, Linda Cameron, and concluding he was not entitled to a share of his father’s estate as a pretermitted child. He presents three principal issues: (1) Should the trial court have presumed as a matter of law that there was undue influence exerted by his sister either because of the mere fact of the father/daughter relationship or because she was the drafter of the will and its sole beneficiary? (2) Even without the operation of such a presumption, is the…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Von Hake v. ThomasUtah Supreme Court · 1985
  2. West Jordan v. MorrisonUtah Supreme Court · 1982
  3. In Re Swan's EstateUtah Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Iacometti v. FrassinelliCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1973
  5. Miller v. LivingstoneUtah Supreme Court · 1906

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Matter of Estate of HerrNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
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  3. Howard v. ManesCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2013
  4. Matter of Estate of JonesUtah Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Montes Family v. CarterCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1994

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