Moot v. Meier

Opinion by

Judge DUBOFSKY.

Respondent, Ray Meier, appeals the trial court’s determination that John Mott, the personal representative of the estate of Edward Andrew Schleicher, deceased, made a sufficient showing of entitlement to funds from a joint account Meier had with the decedent. He further contends that the trial court provided an inadequate hearing to resolve this issue. We reverse.

In 1985, Mott drafted a will for Schleicher which established legacies of varying percentages of Schleicher’s estate to approximately 40 different people. After Schleicher executed his will, Meier, who was a…