Estate of DeWald v. Whittenburg

OPINION

HANSEN, Presiding Judge:

Appellant, Judith Rippee, seeks review of a trial court’s order in probate denying admission of the purported last will of Decedent, Carroll Gene DeWald, Jr. Decedent died on September 24,1995. Judith Rippee, who had been a friend of Decedent’s since 1979, claims as sole primary beneficiary. Appellee, Maysel Whittenburg, was the maternal half-sister of Decedent, and is his only heir-at-law under intestate succession.

Decedent formally executed a will in 1982, naming Judith Rippee as primary beneficiary and executrix. Maysel Whittenburg was included as a secondary…