Legal Opinion

In Re Pierce's Estate

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided November 22, 1932No. 21239PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Absalom F. Pierce, deceased, was the owner of considerable property. He had married twice. To the first marriage were born six children, who are the plaintiffs in error in this appeal. After the death of his first wife the deceased married Indiana H. Pierce, defendant in error herein, and the controversy in this cause is as, to the amount of property that the surviving widow should inherit.

The record discloses that said deceased owned a farm in Payne county, Okla., acquired in 1910. In 1917 the first wife of Absalom F. Pierce, deceased, died. Thereafter, while Absalom F. Pierce was a widower,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Stephens v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927
  2. De Hasque v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
  3. Leibes v. SteffyArizona Supreme Court · 1893
  4. Reynolds v. PhippsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In Re Wagner's EstateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
  2. Boyes' Estate v. BoyesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
  3. Pryor v. CraftSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1947
  4. Buikema v. WagnerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
  5. PAYTON v. APPLEGATESupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2024

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