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Armistead v. Benefield

Opinion Date 1922-07-07
  • Court Line: Texarkana
  • Citation: 244 S.W.391
  • Subcategory: Capacity
  • Jury: Jury
  • Probate Court: No
  • Death Date: 1920-09-01
  • Death Date from Ancestry.com or Outside Source: :Yes
  • Testator Age at Will Signing: 76
  • Will Age by Days: 20
Details
Proponent(s):
Sibling
  • Testator Male or Female: Male
  • Testator Education Summary: Unknown
  • Testator Sophistication Rating: Unknown

  • Prevailing Party in Trial Court: Proponent
  • Prevailing Party in COA: Appellee
  • Attorney Fees Awarded in Trial Court: N/A
  • Testamentary or Contractual Capacity Case: Testamentary
  • Will Type or Trust: Holographic
  • Cognitive Deficits Proper: Unspecified Dementia
  • Alleged Ailments: Dementia - Non-Specified
  • Docket Number: 2613

Outcomes
  • Our Summary:

    Very short opinion apparently holding that contestant offered no evidence warranting a finding for contestant, and that there was ample direct testimony that testator possessed testamentary capacity.

Summaries