Bee v. Smith

I disagree with the majority opinion.

Although the majority opinion succinctly states the facts and the law, I feel it necessary to elaborate on both, even though there is some repetition, in order to clearly specify my reasons for dissenting.

The appellant, Patricia Bee, contends that the trial court erred in failing to find that Ulysses Grant Richards and his wife, Edna, agreed to make mutual wills with reciprocal provisions naming appellant as the ultimate beneficiary of their estates. A carbon copy of a letter dated September 27, 1948, from Ulysses to Edna, and the circumstances motivating…