Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Geary
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 29, 2008No. W2007-00958-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S.,
delivered the opinion of the court,
in which DAVID R. FARMER, J., and HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., joined.
This appeal involves a petition to construe a will and ademption by extinction. The decedent had a non-retirement cash brokerage account that contained four municipal bonds worth approximately $340,000. Five percent of the account was held in mutual funds and cash. The decedent executed a holographic will that included a specific bequest of the contents of the brokerage account to his wife. The will identified the account by its account number and brokerage firm,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Union Carbide Corp. v. HuddlestonTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- Estate of Adkins v. White Consolidated Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1990
- Presley v. HanksCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1989
- Willis v. BarrowSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
- Wiggins v. CheathamTennessee Supreme Court · 1920
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3Cited by1 opinion
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