Legal Opinion

Wollard v. Sulier

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided May 24, 1951No. 5267PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGHEE, Justice.

This is an appeal from the judgment in a Declaratory Judgment action brought by the Executrix, Trustees and Marie Sulier Schwede, a beneficiary, for the construction of the will of Vida E. Sulier, deceased, and instructions in the performance of their duties.

The first question presented is whether the District Court had jurisdiction in this proceeding, the defendants asserting that only the District Court in which the probate case was pending had jurisdiction in the case.

Aside from the jurisdictional question, the question presented by this appeal is the correctness of the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Lewis v. DarlingSupreme Court of the United States · 1854
  2. Dunham v. StitzbergNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1948
  3. Hendricks v. HendricksNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1950
  4. Camden Trust Co. v. CramerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1945
  5. First Nat. Bank of Albuquerque v. DunbarNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1924

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Gregg v. GardnerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Edith Cosby and Susie De Shazo v. O. D. (Bud) Shackelford and Ruth Jane Lee, Co-Executors of the Last Will and Testament of Ida Poindexter, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
  3. Hanvey v. StoneNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. Rounds v. ArnoldNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. Matter of Estate of MartinNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981

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