Legal Opinion
In Matter of Estate of Bilsie
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided January 22, 1981No. 79-1067PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGartzke, P.J.
Marie Curtis and her attorney, Willis B. Swartwout III, have appealed from an order that they pay the estate of Benard Bilsie $4,372.72 for attorney’s fees and $432 for the fee of the guardian ad litem. The order was entered upon a finding that the continued objection by Mrs. Curtis to probate of decedent’s will was frivolous. Section 814.025, Stats., authorizes the court to award reasonable attorney fees and costs if an action or special proceeding commenced or continued is “frivolous.”
Decedent was seventy-eight years old when he died testate November 6, 1977 in Madison survived by his…
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