Legal Opinion
In Re Hunter's Estate
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 3, 1945No. 31292PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavison, J.
On June 3, 1940, John Samuel Hunter died testate in Osage county, Okla., and his will was offered for probate in the county court of Osage county. Thereafter, Joseph Hunter, who was then a minor and who was not mentioned in the will presented in said cause, by his mother and next friend, a “Petition for the Contest of the Will Before Probate.”
Thereafter Joseph Hunter elected to waive his right to contest the will before probate and declared his intention to take under the law of descent and distribution, and the will was thereupon admitted to probate.
Joseph Hunter then, by and through his…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Oklahoma City Land & Development Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
- Vann v. Union Central Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
- Carpenter v. RussellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1903
- Johnson v. HarrisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1940
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3Cited by3 opinions
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