885 F. Supp. 881 - Silling v. Erwin’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 2 state decisions

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1. “[t]he term 'personal transactions and communications’ has been given a broad interpretation which includes every method whereby one person may derive impressions or information from the conduct, condition or language of another.” Silling v. Erwin, 885 F.Supp. 881, 885 (S.D.W.Va.1995) (Haden, C.J.) (citing Kuhn v. Shreeve, 141 W.Va. 170 , 89 S.E.2d 685 (1955); Miami Coal Co. v. Hudson, 175 W.Va. 153 , 332 S.E.2d 114 (1985)), aff'd, 83 F.3d 416 (4th Cir.1996). Given the breadth of the meaning of the term “transaction,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 976 F. Supp. 409 - Morgan v. Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America

2. “a beneficiary who accepts such benefits is bound to adopt the whole contents of the will and is estopped to challenge its validity,” where”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 929 F. Supp. 526 - Hilco Property Services, Inc. v. United States