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MATTER OF ESTATE OF BIGHEART

No. 54480.

627 P.2d 1260 (1981)

In the Matter of the ESTATE of William BIGHEART, Jr., Deceased.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied May 26, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shockley Shoemake, Shoemake & Briggs, Pawhuska, for appellant.

Bruce W. Gambill, Kelly & Gambill, Pawhuska, for appellee.

IRWIN, Chief Justice:

Appellant, Velma Rose Bigheart, is the surviving spouse of William Bigheart, Jr., (decedent) a half-blood Osage Indian who died owning certain restricted property. Decedent's will, with codicil, was admitted to probate and under its terms, appellant was left $10.00, the principal beneficiaries being appellees, decedent's mother and two children. Appellant elected to take against the will under 84 O.S. 1971, § 44.

Appellant did not...

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