CHAPMAN v. VARELA

No. 31,234.

213 P.3d 1109 (2009)

2009-NMSC-041

In the Matter of the Estate of Gregoria C de Baca, Deceased, Edwina CHAPMAN and Gilbert C de Baca, Plaintiffs-Petitioners, v. Viola A. VARELA and Vincent Varela, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

July 20, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Ronald Boyd, J. Ronald Boyd, Santa Fe, NM, for Petitioners.

Simons & Slattery, L.L.P., Thomas A. Simons, IV, Faith Kalman Reyes, Canepa & Vidal, P.A., Timothy J. Vidal, Santa Fe, NM, for Respondents.

Keleher & McLeod, P.A., Gregory W. MacKenzie, Roepke Law Firm, L.L.C., Karl H. Roepke, Albuquerque, NM, for Amicus Curiae N.M. Trial Lawyers Association.


OPINION

CHÁVEZ, Chief Justice.

{1} When Gregoria C de Baca died on May 11, 2004, she was survived by nine children: Rosina Villa, Rudy C de Baca, Viola Varela, Simon C de Baca, Tom C de Baca, Daniel C de Baca, Gilbert C de Baca, Edwina Chapman, and Donna C de Baca. Gregoria's will, dated August 28, 2002, left one dollar to each of her children except Viola, who the will appointed as personal representative and to whom the will conveyed...

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