Shelnutt v. Laird

Ray Thornton, Justice.

On June 23, 1995, Don and Dixie McMann executed reciprocal wills. The wills provided that upon the death of one of them, their estate would pass to the surviving spouse, until their death, and the residue would pass to Sandra and Alfred Shelnutt. Sandra Shelnutt was Dixie McMann’s daughter. Appellant, Alfred Shelnutt, is Sandra Shelnutt’s husband. The McManns’s wills also appointed Sandra Shelnutt as executrix. Mr. McMann’s will contained the following language:

I declare that this will is executed contemporaneously with a will of similar testamentary plan executed by my…