Olson v. Estate of Watson

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

In this probate case, Johanna T.W. Olson appeals from the trial court’s order granting Robert C. Watson’s motion for summary judgment. Specifically, the trial court stated in its Order that there was no genuine issue of material fact with regard to Paragraph Second in Hope S. Watson’s will, declaring that paragraph void as a matter of public policy because it devised her entire estate to the lawyer who prepared the will, William F. Olson, his wife, Johanna Olson, and their descendants. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

William Olson was an attorney licensed to…