Legal Opinion

In the Matter of Levering

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided October 7, 1970PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HERRMANN, Justice.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Orphans’ Court affirming the conclusion of the Register of Wills that the testator, Frank A. Levering, did not possess the requisite testamentary capacity when he executed the purported Will contested in this action. The Register had denied probate.

The opinion of the Orphans’ Court appears at 269 A.2d 260.

We have reviewed the record in this cause and the facts and the law involved. We agree with the inferences and deductions of the Orphans’ Court, and its ultimate finding of lack of testamentary capacity at the time of the execution…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Conner v. BrownSuperior Court of Delaware · 1938
  2. In Re Will of CollinsSupreme Court of Delaware · 1969
  3. In re the Estate of LeveringOrphan's Court of Delaware · 1970

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. In Re the Estate of BandurskiCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1971
  2. Bernet v. Bernet, No. 352913 (Sep. 6, 1994)Connecticut Superior Court · 1994
  3. Bertrand v. Bertrand, No. Fa90 0271192 S (Nov. 20, 1990)Connecticut Superior Court · 1990
  4. Brown v. Dooling, No. Fa95 032 43 13 S (Nov. 7, 1997)Connecticut Superior Court · 1997
  5. Ceste v. Ceste, No. Fa97 034 28 58 S (Oct. 29, 1998)Connecticut Superior Court · 1998

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