Collins v. Held

Defendant-appellant, Blanche Collins, appeals from the trial court’s granting of plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment. 1 We reverse, having found that the trial court erred in its determination of Indiana law applicable to the case at bar.

FACTS

The facts most relevant to this cause reveal that John T. Devening died testate on May 3,1936, in Shelby County, and that the portion of Devening’s will relevant to this controversy reads as follows:

“ITEM 3.1 will and devise to my beloved wife, Jessie Deven-ing, to have and to hold the same for and during the term of her natural life and for that…