Which of the following was the result on appeal in In re the Estate of Charles Kuralt,the case in the text involving whether a letter the deceased sent to a companion was effective to convey property?
A) The court ruled that although extrinsic evidence was not admissible, the letter in and of itself was effective as a matter of law to establish a holographic will and that the companion was entitled to the land at issue.
B) The court ruled that the letter was ineffective as a matter of law to establish a holographic will, that extrinsic evidence was inadmissible, and that the companion was not entitled to the land at issue.
C) After considering the extrinsic evidence at issue which was ruled admissible, the court ruled that the letter was ineffective as a matter of law to establish a holographic will and that the companion was not entitled to the land at issue.
D) After considering the extrinsic evidence at issue which was ruled admissible, the court ruled that the letter was effective as a matter of law to establish a holographic will and that the companion was entitled to the land at issue.
E) The court remanded the case for a trial on the issue of whether, in light of the extrinsic evidence, the decedent intended that the letter at issue effect a testamentary disposition of the land at issue.
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