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· 4/8/1999

In Re Estate of Pouser

Citations

  • 975 P.2d 704
  • 193 Ariz. 574
  • 299 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 3
  • 1999 Ariz. LEXIS 50

How courts have described this case

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  • addressing rules for interpreting wills under Arizona law, including that courts consider text of will as whole and, “when appropriate, the circumstances at the time it was executed” and that extrinsic evidence is not admissible to contradict will’s plain language
  • “A will is ambiguous when the written language is fairly susceptible of two or more constructions.” (citation modified)
  • when attempting to ascertain testator’s intent, we consider text of will as a whole

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Judges: Zlaket, Jones, Feldman, Martone, Ariz, Const, Howard, Arizona, Div

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