In the Matter of the Estate of Villines

2005 OK 63 · Case No. 100274

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Holding / issue summary

A personal representative had to give actual notice when rejecting a reasonably ascertainable creditor's prepublication claim; that claim was not subject to the statute's deemed-rejected provision.

Court: Oklahoma Supreme Court
Docket: 100274
Decided: September 20, 2005
Issue: Estates & Probate
Posture: Certiorari review of order disallowing estate creditor's claim
Disposition: Court of Civil Appeals and trial court reversed; remanded
Origin: Okfuskee
Authentication: Oklahoma State Courts Network (OSCN) checked 2026-08-13
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BluebookIn the Matter of the Estate of Villines, 2005 OK 63.

APAIn the Matter of the Estate of Villines, 2005 OK 63 (2005).

MLA“In the Matter of the Estate of Villines.” Oklahoma Supreme Court, 2005, 2005 OK 63.

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