GUSHWA v. HUNT

No. 30,592.

197 P.3d 1 (2008)

2008-NMSC-064

In the Matter of the Estate of George Gushwa, deceased. Zane GUSHWA, Petitioner-Petitioner, v. Wanda HUNT, Respondent-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

November 13, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doerr & Knudson, P.A., Randy J. Knudson, Portales, NM, for Petitioner.

Garrett Law Firm, P.A., Michael T. Garrett, Clovis, NM, for Respondent.


OPINION

BOSSON, Justice.

{1} The New Mexico Probate Code specifies the means by which a testator may revoke a prior will. See NMSA 1978, § 45-2-507(A) (1993) (stating that a will may be revoked by either executing a subsequent will or by performing a revocatory act on the will). The district court, concluding that the purported revocation in this case was legally ineffective, granted...

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