Legal Opinion
Wells v. Lewis
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided February 25, 1921PublishedCited by 12 opinions
Appeal from Caldwell Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the 'Court by
Judge Quin
Reversing.
The sole question involved on this appeal is whether the following letter is of such a testamentary nature as that it should have been admitted to probate as the last will of Nannie Rodgers. The county court declined to so'admit it. An appeal from this order to the circuit court was, on motion of appellee, dismissed, hence this appeal.
The letter is as follows:
“tom i cant rite much but i must tell you something for i cant slep at nite or rest a tal i took thing from there *627that was not mine i feel bade over it i cant tel them they are so good to me…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Estate of KnoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- Clarke v. RansomCalifornia Supreme Court · 1875
- Hunt v. HuntCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1904
- Webster v. LoweCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1899
- Arendt v. ArendtSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Estate of ButtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1930
- Henderson v. CuttingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1925
- Richardson v. BeebeeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- Little's Administrator v. SizemoreCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
- Boggess v. McCraugheyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1948
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