Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Creswell
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided June 7, 2007No. E2006-01741-COA-R9-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · FranksHerschel Pickens Franks, P.J.
in which D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J„ and SHARON G. LEE, J„ joined.
In this Estate, the parties in open court announced the terms of settlement between them of the entire Estate. Appellant sought to set aside the settlement on the grounds of duress, but after an eviden-tiary hearing the Trial Court refused to set aside the settlement. On appeal, we affirm.
The issue before us arises out of the Estate of G. Wallace Creswell. Creswell died testate on June 30, 2004, and his widow, Oral Ruth Creswell, presented his Will for probate, as she was named executrix of the estate. The Will gave her…
3Cases cited5 opinions
- Burnaman v. HeatonTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- Barnes v. BarnesTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
- Harbour v. Brown for UlrichTennessee Supreme Court · 1987
- Van Donselaar v. Van DonselaarSupreme Court of Iowa · 1958
- Ledbetter v. LedbetterTennessee Supreme Court · 2005
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