Erickson v. Erickson

Opinion

BORDEN, J.

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether, pursuant to General Statutes (Rev. to 1995) § 45a-257 (a), the trial court should have admitted extrinsic evidence regarding the decedent’s intent that *361his will would not be revoked automatically by his subsequent marriage.2 The named plaintiff, Alicia Erickson,3 who is the daughter of the decedent, Ronald K. Erickson, appeals4 from the judgment of the trial court *362in favor of the defendant, Dorothy Erickson,5 the executrix of the estate of the decedent, dismissing the plaintiffs appeal from the decree of the Probate Court for…