Legal Opinion
Matter of Estate of Johnson
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 11, 1989No. 68621PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LAVENDER, Justice:
The decedent, Vernon Leslie Johnson, died on July 19, 1984. On July 31, 1984 appellant, Earl A. Johnson filed a petition in district court seeking to have the will of Vernon Leslie Johnson admitted to probate. Three of the appellees, siblings of the deceased, filed a contest to the proffered will, alleging, among other grounds, that the will should not be admitted to probate because it was not executed in accordance with statutory requirements. 1 The remaining appellees later joined in the will contest.
An evidentiary hearing was held in the matter of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mobbs v. City of LehighSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- In Re Estate of ThomasAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- Hobbs v. MahoneySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1970
- Hines v. Superior Court of Okmulgee CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
- Morris v. Estate of West, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)1982
3Cited by3 opinions
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- STATE EX REL. REGENTS v. McCLOSKEY BROS.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2009