In Re Estate of Hammar
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RILEY, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellant-Defendant, Margaret Lewis (Margaret), appeals the trial court's Order removing her as special administratrix of the Estate of Gary Hammar and appointing Appellee-Plaintiff, Janet Kaye Ham-mar (Janet), as special administratrix to pursue an action for wrongful death. 1
We reverse.
ISSUE
Margaret raises one issue on appeal, which we restate as follows: whether the trial court abused its discretion when it replaced Margaret as special administra-trix of the estate in favor of Janet.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On April 7, 2005, Gary Hammar (Gary)…
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