In the Matter of The Supervised Estate of Gary L. Steinmetz, With Personal Representative: Ruth Steinmetz v. Daryl Steinmetz (mem. dec.)

Robb, Judge.

Case Summary and Issue

[1] After Ruth Steinmetz's son, Gary, died, Ruth was appointed personal representative of Gary's intestate estate. Several weeks after the estate was opened, Ruth filed a petition to probate a handwritten will she had discovered. The trial court denied her petition. Several months after the denial, Ruth filed a motion to set aside the trial court's denial, claiming she had newly discovered evidence relevant to whether the handwritten will should be admitted to probate. The trial court denied the motion to set aside. In this interlocutory appeal, Ruth raises…