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
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- Gidney v. ChappelSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Gidney v. ChappleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
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