Legal Opinion
Green v. Higdon
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided August 4, 1993PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TODD, Presiding Judge.
This is a will contest involving three wills. Pursuant to T.R.C.P. Rule 54.02, the Trial Court entered partial final judgment against the proponent of one of the wills. Said proponent and a beneficiary of said will have appealed.
“Sometime between 1979 and 1983,” the deceased, David King, wrote an undated holographic will of which the appellants, Carolyn Higdon, Main Street Church of Christ and others were beneficiaries.
On January 18, 1985, and April 8, 1985, deceased executed witnessed wills revoking previous wills and naming his relatives as principal…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Lillard v. TolliverTennessee Supreme Court · 1926
- Hammond v. Union Planters Nat. BankTennessee Supreme Court · 1949
- Reeves v. HagerTennessee Supreme Court · 1899
- Martin v. StovallTennessee Supreme Court · 1899
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3Cited by14 opinions
- In Re Estate of EdenCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
- Street v. WaddellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
- Green v. HigdonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
- Bradley v. LewisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
- Charles Moore v. Clyde GreenCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
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