Legal Opinion
Matter of Estate of Brown
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 26, 1982No. 54544PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
653 P.2d 928 (1982)
In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Lola B. BROWN, Deceased.
Shirley Kay WESTON, Appellant,
v.
Jack N. SHEARS, Executor, Appellee.
No. 54544.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma.
October 26, 1982.
Rehearing Denied November 29, 1982.
Wright & Keltch by Peter M. Keltch, Cherokee, for appellant.
Shears & Shears by Jack N. Shears, Ponca City, for appellee.
HODGES, Justice.
The dispositive issue on appeal is, in the absence of a specific statute which permits an attorney to serve as the attorney and the executor of an estate, may dual compensation be received for the performance of each role?
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Peters v. Golden Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Stearns v. AbbottCalifornia Supreme Court · 1926
- Weaver v. LaubSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
- Estate of Lapinsky v. SparacinoWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1963
- In Re Estate of HackettAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Matter of Estate of GreigNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
- Catron v. RueckhausNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
- Haggerty v. WillisCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1996
- Heimbach v. ThornburgCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1993
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