Leatherwood v. Meisch

Steele Hays, Justice.

The only question to be decided is whether appellant Dorene Meisch Leatherwood is a pretermitted child under the will of her late father, Francis F. Meisch. Mrs. Leatherwood is the only child of Francis Meisch and Dorothy Meisch, who divorced in 1953. Francis Meisch died on December 29, 1985, survived by his widow, Inez Meisch, and by Mrs. Leatherwood.

Inez Meisch petitioned the probate court for the probate of a will dated February 9, 1973, naming Inez Meisch as executrix with Dorene Leatherwood as alternate. The will provided that if Inez Meisch survived, she would…