Legal Opinion

Riggins v. Floyd

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided September 9, 2005No. 2004-CA-001486-MRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COMBS, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal of a final judgment of the Casey Circuit Court adjudicating the status of a holographic will executed on October 30, 1990, by the late James L. Riggins. The court held that the will was revoked by operation of law upon his marriage to Tita Ablay Alega on the day after he had executed the will. We affirm.

*148The decedent, James L. Riggins, was born in February 1927. In October 1990, Riggins, a widower, entered into a prenuptial agreement with Tita Ablay Alega. Riggins had three adult children, Dennis T. Riggins, Jane Arlene Riggins Floyd, and John…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In Re Probate of Will of MitchellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
  2. Duvall v. GarrettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1970

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