Legal Opinion
In Re Sporn's Estate
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 13, 1942No. 30306PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court of Lincoln county reversing an order of the county court refusing to admit a will to probate.
William Sporn, a resident of Lincoln county, died September 4, 1940. On September 12, 1940, Helen Herndon, M.C. Sloan, and A.F. Minshall filed in the county court a petition for the probate of an alleged will of the deceased wherein they were named executors and trustees.
The purported will contained a provision as follows:
"I hereby nominate and appoint Helen Herndon, M.C. Sloan and A.F. Minshall as the executors of this my last will and testament…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Armstrong v. LettySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
- Brock v. KeiferSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Burmeister v. GustSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
- Bell v. DavisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- Peace v. PeaceSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1931
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Malone v. HerndonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1945
- Parnacher v. MountSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1952
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