97 F. Supp. 2d 698 - Stephens v. Caruthers’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
October 2004
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Tull v. United States · Estate of Grossman · Atlantic Coast Realty Co. v. Robertson's · Brooks v. Worthington
Most-quoted passages
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“Of course, while both testators are still living, they may agree to change, modify, or revoke an agreement to execute mutual and reciprocal wills. But if there is no change, modification, or revocation by the testators, and one ofthem dies having performed, the other party’s final will and testament must conform to the agreement.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Plunkett v. Plunkett
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