Legal Opinion
Estate of Hughes v. Hepler
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 8, 2004No. 97,827PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoudreau, J.
¶ 1 The dispositive question presented on certiorari is whether the probate court abused its discretion in vacating the order allowing final accounting, determining heir-ship and authorizing distribution of the estate of Dewey Lawrence Hughes, deceased. We answer in the negative.
I. Background
¶ 2 Peggy L. Hepler (Hepler) was not related to Dewey Lawrence Hughes (Hughes). In early 1998, Hepler became acquainted with Hughes through her job at a bank where Hughes had a checking account. At that time, Hughes was an elderly man who was going blind. On several occasions, Hughes asked Hepler to come…
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