Legal Opinion

Strunk v. Lawson

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided July 26, 2013No. Nos. 2009-CA-001810-MR, 2010-CA-001133-MR, 2010-CA-001195-MRPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NICKELL, Judge:

These consolidated appeals challenge the McCreary Circuit Court’s interpreta*644tion of the will of Mamie L. Strunk (Mamie).1 The challenge is brought by Peggy Neal (Neal)2 and Tim Strunk (Strunk)3 as the result of a declaratory judgment action filed by Robert Lawson (Robert)4 as co-executor of the estate. Upon careful review of the record, the briefs and the law, we affirm the judgment.

BACKGROUND

The rub in Mamie’s will is a bequest of 970 shares of stock in the “Bank of *645McCreary County” (BMC) that were not owned by the estate when Mamie died in 2003, and 10,000 shares of…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Johnson v. SmithKentucky Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Goode v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
  3. Lewis v. Creasey Corp.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
  4. Bohannon v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1921
  5. Stone v. Kentucky Insurance Guaranty Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1995

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  4. Boug, LLC v. Shenandoah Holdings, LLCCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2025
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