DAVID ROSS v. BETTY J. BLACKWELL
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Associate Judge:
After a bench trial in a probate proceeding, the Superior Court (the Honorable John Campbell) ruled that the August 25, 2003, and September 9, 2008, wills executed by decedent Elsie Hamilton, 1 in which Hamilton named appellants David Ross and his wife Daphne Arrindell as sole beneficiaries of her estate, are “void as being the product of undue influence.” In a separate order in a related estate-administration proceeding, Judge Campbell approved the Auditor Master’s Report and ruled that appellants are liable for the balance (plus interest, penalties, and costs) due…
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