Murray v. Murray’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
January 1978
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Labine v. Vincent · Marquette v. Marquette's Executors · Pendleton Ex Rel. Gadd v. Pendleton
Most-quoted passages
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“All of my estate I devise and bequeath One-Half to Fred Murray and Lula B. Murray (Father & Mother), the other Half to Mrs. Florence B. Murray (Wife) for their own use and benefit forever, and I hereby appoint them my executors without bond, with full power to sell, mortgage, lease, or in any other way dispose of the whole or any part of my estate.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Murray v. Murray
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