Malloy v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1996
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
January 1998
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on In Re Estate of Appleton · 7 Wash. App. 10 - In Re the Estate of Becklund · Patrick v. Patrick · 61 Wash. App. 907 - Matter of Estate of Eastman
Most-quoted passages
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“[b]y deleting the residence from the specific bequests, [Claire Malloy] so vitally enhanced Mary's gift under the residuary clause as to constitute a new scheme requiring the observation of the formalities for execution of a will.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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