Legal Opinion
Westmoreland v. Tallent
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 5, 2001No. S01A0337PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
This is an appeal from the judgment entered on a jury verdict in a will contest regarding the estate of Irene Lackey Lane. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.
The testatrix who died in February 1997 executed a will in 1960 leaving her estate to several beneficiaries, including her niece, Martha Westmoreland. The testatrix executed another will in 1992 renaming Westmoreland and including as a new beneficiary West-moreland’s daughter, Kim Tallent. The 1960 will was probated and Westmoreland, the only surviving beneficiary of the 1960 will, was granted letters of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- In Re Estate of CharryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
- Kitchens v. KitchensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1869
- Fletcher v. GillespieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Harvey v. SullivanSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Mosely v. CarrSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Duncan v. MooreSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
- Miles v. BryantSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- In the Matter of the Estate of Juanita Valcarce (Valcarce v. Valcarce)Court of Appeals of Utah · 2013
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