In Re Estate of Perigen

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

This case involves the rule of implied revocation of those portions of a will bequeathing property to a spouse where the husband and wife are later divorced and a property settlement is entered into in connection with the divorce proceedings. The trial court held that the will of the decedent, Eugene Eueal Perigen, was revoked, insofar as it pertained to his former wife, because of their subsequent divorce and property settlement. The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded for further proceedings. This Court granted permission to appeal. 1

The facts developed in the…