Statutory Requirements for a Valid Written Will Case Law

Case Law

Estate of Bullock, 140 Cal. App. 2d 944 (1956)

Pace v. Richmond, 343 S.E.2d 59 (Va. 1986)

Ferguson v. Ferguson, 47 S.E.2d 346 (Va. 1948)

In re Will of Bernatowicz, 233 A.D.2d 838 (1996)

In re Sheehan’s Will, 51 A.D.2d 645 (1976)

Potter v. Richardson, 230 S.W.2d 672 (Mo. 1952)

In re Estate of Carroll, 548 N.E.2d 650 (Ill. 1989)

In re Proley’s Estate, 422 A.2d 136 (Pa. 1980)

In re Winter’s Will, 302 N.Y. 666 (1951)

In re Estate of Edwards, 520 S.2d 1370 (Miss. 1988)

In re Levine’s Will, 2 N.Y.2d 757 (1956)

Waldrep v. Goodwin, 195 S.E.2d 432 (Ga. 1973)

Nichols v. Rowan, 422 S.W. 21 (Tex. 1967)

Newton v. Palmour, 266 S.E.2d 208 (Ga. 1980)

Strahl v. Turner, 310 S.W.2d 839 (Mo. 1958)

In re Pulvermacher’s Will, 305 N.Y. 378 (1953)

Estate of Bochner, 119 Misc. 2d 937 (1983)

Glazewski v. Coronet Insurance Co., 483 N.E.2d 1263 (Ill. 1985)

In re Roblin’s Estate, 311 P.2d 459 (Or. 1957)

Mitchell v. Mitchell, 41 S.W.2d 792 (Mo. 1931)

In re Dunson’s Estate, 141 So.2d 601 (Fla. 1962)

Rothermel v. Duncan, 369 S.W.2d 917 (Tex. 1963)

Core v. Core’s Administrators, 124 S.E. 453 (Va. 1924)

Williams v. Crickman, 405 N.E.2d 799 (Ill. 1980)

In re Klage’s Estate, 209 N.W.2d 110 (Iowa 1973)

In re Arnold’s Estate, 16 Cal. 2d 573 (1940)

In re Swenson, 617 P.2d 305 (Or. 1980)

In re Estate of Glogovsek, 618 N.E.2d 1231 (Ill. 1993)

Morse v. Volz, 808 S.W.2d 424 (Mo. 1991)

Snell v. Seek, 250 S.W.2d 336 (Mo. 1952)

In re Estate of Riley, 824 S.W.2d 305 (Tex. 1992),

In re Pavlinko’s Estate, 394 Pa. 564 (1959)

Bowerman v. Burris, 197 S.W. 490 (Tenn. 1917)

Ogle v. Fuiten, 466 N.E. 2d 224, (Ill. 1984)

Needham v. Hamilton, 459 A.2d 1060 (D.C. 1983)

Carter v. Williams, 431 S.E.2d 297 (Va. 1993)

In re Will of Moses, 227 So.2d 829 (Miss. 1969)

In re Putnam’s Will, 257 N.Y. 140 (1931)

Frye v. Norton, 135 S.E.2d 603 (W. Va. 1964)

 

Statutory Law

Cal. Prob. Code § 6100

Cal. Prob. Code § 6110

Idaho Code § 15-2-501

Utah Code § 75-2-501

N.Y. Est. Powers & Trusts Law § 3-2.1

Tex. Prob. Code § 58B

UPC § 2-504