Legal Opinion
Keys v. Keys
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided March 8, 1939No. 1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcAMIS, J.
George W. Keys, a resident of Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, died on May 23, 1936, leaving an estate, consisting of real and personal property, valued at $180,000. On Monday, following Ms death on Saturday preceding, his lock-box at the Hamilton National Bank of Johnson City was opened and, among other valuable papers, was found a purported holographic will devising the entire estate to his widow, Mrs. Carla Burnham Keys.
The will was offered for probate in the County Court of Washington County at Jonesboro where the present contest, upon the issue of devisavit vel non, by the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McBee v. BowmanTennessee Supreme Court · 1890
- McElroy v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1921
- Chambers v. Sanford and TreadwayTennessee Supreme Court · 1926
- Mobley v. LyonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Hager v. HagerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1930
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Monday v. MillsapsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1953
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- Foster & Creighton Co. v. HaleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1949
- Taliaferro v. GreenCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1981
- Thomas v. HarperCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1964
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