Legal Opinion
McBain v. Pratt
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided October 4, 1973No. 1632PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
This appeal concerns issues arising from an alleged breach of contract to make a will.
On October 10, 1969, John Savage and his wife Emily executed a separation agreement. Under that agreement, John Savage promised to bequeath to a trust for the benefit of the Savage children either the agreed extant value of his law practice, or the law practice itself.1 The parties *825agreed that the current worth of the law practice was $42,000. On the day the Savages entered into their separation agreement, John Savage executed his will and created a trust for the benefit of the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- International Erectors, Inc. v. Wilhoit Steel Erectors & Rental ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Cook v. CookCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
- Tutunjian v. VetzigianNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Ludwicki v. GuerinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Marx v. American Malting Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1909
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- City of Whittier v. Whittier Fuel & Marine Corp.Alaska Supreme Court · 1978
- Wessells v. State, Department of HighwaysAlaska Supreme Court · 1977
- Zitterkopf v. RoussalisWyoming Supreme Court · 1976
- Arctic Contractors, Inc. v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1977
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