Legal Opinion
Willie Marie Burris v. Jane Burris
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 23, 1925PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Thomas
Affirming.
Floyd Burris died a resident of Pike-county in September, 1921. After his death a paper dated August 19, 1919, was offered for probate in the Pike -county court as his last will and testament. Its probate was -contested by his two infant daughters, who were 11 and 9 years old respectively. The trial in that court resulted in over ruling the motion to probate the paper, because of the court’s conclusion that the alleged testator was mentally incapacitated to make it, or that he was unduly influenced to do so. Prom that judgment his maiden sister,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wigginton's v. WiggintonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
- Purdy's Administrator v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
- Coffey v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
- Raison v. RaisonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
- Trustees of Epworth Memorial Methodist Church v. OvermanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1919
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Woodruff's v. WoodruffCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
- Holden v. BennettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- American National Bank & Trust Co. v. PennerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1969
- Rodgers v. FlemingCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927