Legal Opinion

Matter of Estate of Padilla

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided February 9, 1982No. 5053PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUTIN, Judge.

Joseph J. Padilla, unmarried, died on August 15, 1978. He left a Will allegedly executed on July 27, 1968. A petition for formal probate of the Will was filed. An Order was entered u that admitted the Will to probate and appointed a personal representative. Mary Padilla and Ramona Quintana, sisters of decedent, filed a motion to set aside the Order, which motion was granted. Objections to the probate of the Will were filed. Thereafter, Mary Padilla filed a petition for adjudication of intestacy because decedent left a Will that was not validly executed and attested to.…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Gregg v. GardnerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1963
  2. German Evangelical Bethel Church of Concordia v. ReithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
  3. Matter of Estate of SeymourNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Estate of Crump v. FreemanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
  5. Delaney v. First National Bank in AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1963

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Montoya v. TorresNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Mills v. KellyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. In Re Cable Family Trust June 10, 1987New Mexico Supreme Court · 2010
  4. Benham v. All Seasons Child Care, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. Cable v. Wells Fargo Bank New Mexico, N.A.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2010

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