In re Estate of Rigsby
Oklahoma Court of Appeals
843 P.2d 856 (Okla. 1992)
After Rigsby's death, her spouse found two unfastened pages in her handwriting: a first page, initialed, dated, and signed at the bottom, stating she wished to make arrangements for her death and listing her belongings and intended recipients, appearing complete on its own; and a second page, initialed and dated but unsigned, listing more belongings with names attached, that partially conflicted with the first page and never referenced or was referenced by the first page. The district court admitted only the first page to probate, finding the second page lacked indicia of testamentary intent, and Rigsby's sister Dorsey (plaintiff) appealed, arguing both pages should be probated together as the will.
Whether a multipage document can be admitted into probate as a will if it is not clearly apparent that the testator intended all of the pages together to constitute her last will and testament.