Zimmerman v. Allen

OPINION

JOHNSEN, Judge.

¶ 1 We hold in this case that a testator’s failure to create a “list of final instructions” that was to be attached to her will did not invalidate the testamentary intent with which she created the will. Accordingly, we reverse the superior court’s order declining to admit the will to probate and remand for further proceedings.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶ 2 According to the record, Gloria Waterloo belonged to a congregation of which Jack Zimmerman is the “Senior Rabbi.” On April 11, 2008, Zimmerman and his wife, Sandie, visited Waterloo in a hospice facility. Because…