Legal Opinion
Duncan v. Vassaur
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 25, 1976No. 47895PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVISON, Justice.
The real estate involved herein are lots 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24, block 16, in Checote Addition to the City of Okmulgee, Oklahoma. This property was owned by Edgar Vassaur, Jr., prior to his marriage to Betty E. Vassaur and was by him conveyed to Edgar Vassaur, Jr. and Betty E. Vassaur as joint tenants by. Warranty Deed dated June 30, 1969, and remained in joint tenancy when on August 9, 1971, the wife, Betty Elaine Vassaur, shot and killed her husband.
On September 30, 1971, after she had been charged with first degree manslaughter for killing her husband, Betty E. Vas-saur, as…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bradley v. FoxIllinois Supreme Court · 1955
- Holloway v. McCormickSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
- Shackelton v. SherrardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1963
- Grose v. HollandSupreme Court of Missouri · 1948
- Cowan v. PleasantCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1954
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- STATE MUT. LIFE ASSUR. CO. OF AM. v. HamptonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
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