Legal Opinion
Millman v. Millman
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided April 27, 1976PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERRMANN, Chief Justice.
In this will contest case, a jury trial to test the will’s validity was ordered under 12 Del.C. § 1311. 1 The contestants appeal from the Superior Court’s directed verdict in favor of the proponents. Contending that an appeal to this Court at this stage is inappropriate, the proponents have moved to dismiss the appeal. On both points, we agree in result with the contestants.
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In 1970, Edward Millman, then eighty-six and the patriarch of a large family, met with an attorney to prepare his will. Shortly thereafter, a will was executed. In 1972, Millman died. The…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Garrison v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1932
- McCloskey v. McKelveySuperior Court of Delaware · 1961
- duPont v. duPontSupreme Court of Delaware · 1951
- Hanby v. Maryland Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1970
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Storey v. CamperSupreme Court of Delaware · 1979
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- Moody v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Delaware · 1988
- Freedman v. Chrysler Corp.Superior Court of Delaware · 1989
- Estate of Smelser v. SmelserCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1991
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