Estate of Sexton

Decided December 9, 1926. Frank G. Finlayson wrote the opinion for the court.

251 P. 778 · Cited 77 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Estate of Perkins · 235 P. 45
• Perkins v. Perkins · 116 Iowa 253
• Wilson v. McConnachie · 117 Cal. 262
• Estate of Shay · 237 P. 1079
• Russell v. Russell · 210 P. 249
• Collins v. Woodhams · 164 P. 1110
• Estate of Holloway · 235 P. 1012
• In Re the Estate of De Laveaga · 133 P. 307
• Young Men's Christian Ass'n of Santa Cruz v. Chapman · 125 P. 1058
• In Re Estate of Barr · 230 P. 181
• In Re Estate of Wall · 191 P. 687
• Ravenscroft v. Stull · 280 Ill. 406
• Estate of O'Connor · 196 P. 792
• Rowcliffe v. Belson · 261 Ill. 566
• Estate of Casarotti · 192 P. 1085
• In Re Estate of Huston · 124 P. 852

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