Legal Opinion

Kirkpatrick v. Union Bank

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided July 9, 1980No. CA 80-121PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

George F. Howard, Jr., Judge.

This is an appeal from an order admitting an instrument to probate purporting to be the last will of Gladys Milham Wied, which was executed six days prior to her death on September 4, 1979-

Under the will, appellant, the daughter of the late Mrs. Wied, was bequeathed $10,000.00 and the balance of the estate, approximately $140,000.00, was left in trust to a sister-in-law and the sister-in-law’s adult children and grandchildren.

For reversal, the appellant has alleged the following points:

A. The testimony established that the testatrix did not have the mental…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Taylor v. McClintockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1908
  2. In Re Proving the Will of HeatonNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
  3. Haines v. HaydenMichigan Supreme Court · 1893
  4. KimberlySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1896
  5. Dumas v. DumasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Matter of Estate of KillenCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1996
  2. Pennington v. PenningtonCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1981
  3. M.I. Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co. v. McCannonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1996
  4. Heirs of Goza v. Estate of PottsCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2010

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