Legal Opinion

Robinson v. Tubbs

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided October 19, 1959No. 18518PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Knauss

The parties to this writ of error appear here in the same order in which they appeared in the trial court. Plaintiff in error will be referred to as claimant and defendant in error as the Estate.

A. Garfield Tubbs, the decedent, died October 27, 1955, leaving a Last Will and Testament dated October 19, 1955, which was duly admitted to probate and record on November 14, 1955. Among the assets of the estate were two apartment houses in Denver which decedent devised to his daughter, the claimant, for her life, with remainder over to her children. The language of the Will is as follows:

“I give,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. In Re the Estate of De BernalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Powell v. LabrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  3. Estate of McSweeneyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
  4. Bresnehan v. BresnehanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1936
  5. Estate of BixbyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Skidmore v. O'ROURKESupreme Court of Colorado · 1963
  2. Roaring Fork Club, LLC v. Pitkin County Board of EqualizationColorado Court of Appeals · 2013
  3. Ambrose v. SingletonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1960
  4. Bonati v. KDSWColorado Court of Appeals · 2024

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