IN RE ESTATE OF CAMPBELL

No. 47147.

532 P.2d 1374 (1975)

In the Matter of the ESTATE of Max William CAMPBELL, Deceased. Marshall J. CAMPBELL et al., Appellants, v. Joan LEPLEY and Joe Francis, as Co-Executors of the Estate of Max William Campbell, Deceased, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

March 4, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stamper & Otis, Antlers, Houston, Davidson, Jacoby, Main & Nelson, Tulsa, for appellants.

James R. Eagleton, W.L. Eagleton, Tulsa, for defendants.


HODGES, Justice.

This case involves the validity of bequests in wills to charitable trusts and the applicability of the Oklahoma Solicitation of Charitable Contributions Act, 18 O.S. 1971 § 552.1 et seq.

Max Campbell, deceased, left the bulk of his estate to the Max and Tookah Campbell Foundation, Inc., a charitable trust. The distant heirs (contestants) contested the will, and this appeal was decided by the...

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