MATTER OF ESTATE OF WEBB

Nos. 76057, 77267.

863 P.2d 1116 (1993)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Clara Lee WEBB, Deceased. Donnavin H. HIGGINS and Lila Farless, Appellants, v. OKLAHOMA NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA, Special Administrator of the Estate of Clara Lee Webb, deceased, and Nadine L. Raffoul, Walter W. Webb, Jr., Steve F. Webb, Donna Jean White, Dana Jo Guy, Joe David Webb, Casey Webb, Jessica Webb, Gayla Baker, Gregg T. Ratcliff, and Larry Ratcliff, Contestants of Will, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied September 22, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex D. Brooks, Oklahoma City, for appellant Donnavin Higgins.

Karen L. Sacandy, Woodstock, GA, for appellant Lila Farless.

Tom Frailey, Huckaby, Fleming, Frailey, Chaffin & Darrah, Chickasha, for appellee Sp. Adm'r.

John M. Nelson, Park, Nelson, Caywood & Park, Chickasha, for appellees Contestants.


WATT, Justice.

FACTS

The seeds of the dispute that caused these appeals were planted when Clara Webb's brother, Earnest "Pete" Webb, died at the age of 74 on May 27, 1988. Pete Webb, had worked as an accountant for Mobil Oil. He had never married, lived frugally, and left an estate of more than $700,000.00, most of it in cash and securities. Pete Webb was one of four brothers and a sister. None of Pete Webb's brothers...

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