Legal Opinion
Wellshear v. Mellor
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided February 28, 2006No. 101,384PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
JOHN F. REIF, Judge.
¶ 1 This appeal concerns conflicting claims to the individual retirement account (IRA) owned by Dr. Charles C. Wellshear at the time of his death. Dr. Wellshear’s three adult children from his first marriage claim the IRA based upon their designation as primary beneficiaries in a form signed by Dr. Wellshear, and on file with the custodian of the IRA. A conflicting claim to the IRA is asserted by Dr. Wellshear’s surviving spouse who had been married to him for the twenty-year period preceding his death. Surviving spouse alternatively contends that (1) the IRA…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Phillips v. BallSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
- Sanditen v. SanditenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1972
- G & M MOTOR CO. v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
- Guyer v. LondonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1940
- Pepper v. PeacherSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
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