In re Frizzell's Will

JOHN T. ROSE, Jr., County Judge.. Opinion, July 25, 1962: This court is presently called upon to determine, among other things, whether Patti Lee Frizzell, the adopted daughter of the decedent Arthur C. Frizzell and his surviving wife, Dorothy Carey Frizzell, is entitled to share in his estate as a pretermitted child.

The pertinent facts are not disputed; they are a matter of record.

Mr. Frizzell executed his will on February 15, 1960, leaving to his wife a share of his estate equal to dower, a $25,000 bequest to an adopted son, Arthur Paul Frizzell, and the residue divided among Arthur Paul…