Alabama Supreme Court Reverses Summary Judgment, Allowing Undue Influence and Incapacity Claims Against Estate to Proceed
ala · 2026-03-06 · Remanded · Impact: 70/100
This case involves a dispute over the will and trust of Alton Hamric Wallace (the decedent). The decedent's daughter, Holly Wren Wallace Schumpert (the plaintiff), challenged the will and trust, alleg...
Court clarifies distribution of property from estate to trust.
tex · 2026-02-13 · Mixed · Impact: 35/100
This case involves the estate of J. Hugh Wheatfall and a dispute over the distribution of his assets. The core issue was whether a specific piece of property was intended to be part of a trust or dist...
Handwritten document deemed valid holographic will
or · 2025-12-30 · Plaintiff Win · Impact: 65/100
This case involves a dispute over a will. The court had to decide whether a handwritten document, signed by the deceased, was a valid will. The deceased's family argued that the document was not a val...
Unsigned, unwitnessed handwritten document not valid as holographic will in Virginia
va · 2025-12-18 · Defendant Win · Impact: 45/100
This case involves a dispute over a will. The court had to decide whether a handwritten document, intended to be a will, was valid. The deceased, Mr. Hargrove, wrote a document that he intended to be ...
Oral promise to transfer property cannot override a valid written will.
nc · 2025-12-12 · Defendant Win · Impact: 45/100
This case involves a dispute over a will. The deceased, Mr. Godfrey, had a will that left his property to his children. However, his daughter, Ms. Godfrey, claimed that her father had promised her the...
Unwitnessed Will Not Validated by Self-Proving Affidavit
ind · 2025-11-21 · Defendant Win · Impact: 45/100
This case involves a dispute over a will. The court had to decide whether a document, which was not signed by the testator (the person making the will) in front of witnesses, could still be considered...