Legal Opinion
In re the Estates of Jones
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 11, 2012No. 30008-1-IIIPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKorsmo, C.J.
¶1 This contest over the family farming operation pits two sisters against two brothers. We conclude that the trial court correctly determined that there was insufficient evidence of undue influence to proceed to trial and affirm the trial court’s order granting summary judgment.
FACTS
¶2 Harvey Jones and Mildred Jones had four children: Will Jones, Dennis Jones, Teresa Engbretson, and Mary Ann Sealock.1 Harvey and Mildred were farmers in Yakima County, where they owned 178 acres of orchard and crop land. They also owned 139 shares of Harvey L. Jones Farms Inc. (HLJ), a corporation that owned…
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