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Wills, Trusts & Estates Keyed to Gallanis
Estate of Spencer
Citation:
591 P.2d 611 (Haw. 1979)Facts
On October 17, 1974, the testator, Robert Stafford Spencer, then a widower, executed a will in which he left his entire estate to “Sandra Jean Cantwell, of 361 Laleihoku Street, Wailuku, County of Maui, State of Hawaii.” On December 28, 1974, testator married Sandra Jean Cantwell. Appellee filed in the court below a petition for probate of the will. The evidence showed that prior to the marriage, on August 21, 1974, testator had designated the testamentary beneficiary as the beneficiary of his interest in the State Employees’ Retirement System, under the designation of “Sandra Tarlton Spencer,” and had referred to her on such form as his wife; and, that on September 3, 1974, the parties had met with the Reverend Winkler to set a date for their marriage.
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