Legal Opinion

In Re Smith's Estate

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided December 30, 1924No. 14712PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

MAXEY, O.

This is an action contesting the will of Green F. Smith by Luther Smith, a son of decedent. The record shows that the purported will was executed on the Gth day of July, 1922. The will is in the usual form; the first paragraph providing for the payment of all debts and funeral expenses. The second is:

“I give and devise 'to my son. Luther Smith, who when last heard of some four years ago, wa§ a resident of 'the town of Charleston, in the state of Arkansas, the sum of ten ($10.00) dollars.”

The third is:

“I give and bequeath to all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gidney v. ChappellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
  2. Gidney v. ChappelSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  3. Gidney v. ChappleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Caesar v. BurgessCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1939
  2. In Re Creger's EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1929
  3. Mosier v. MosierSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
  4. Brooks v. CregerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1929
  5. Hillman v. Anderson-Prichard Oil Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1941

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