Slack v. Truitt

791 A.2d 129 (2002)

368 Md. 2

Clinton A. SLACK, Personal Representative of the Estate of Dale Slack

v.

Teresa TRUITT.

No. 44, Sept. Term, 2001.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

February 12, 2002.

Michael J. Scibinico, II (Joseph J. Mahoney, on brief), Elkton, for Petitioner.

Charles J. Brown, III, Newark, DE, for Respondent.

Argued before BELL, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL, and BATTAGLIA, JJ.

RAKER, J.

This is an appeal concerning the probate of a purported will. The question we must decide is whether a will signed by the testator outside the presence of witnesses should have been…