Griem v. Becker

The appellant, personal representative of her father’s estate, appeals a summary judgment in favor of the decedent’s wife. 1 The issue before the probate court was to determine the parties’ claims of ownership of Conti-Tech Investments Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Ownership interests in Conti-Tech were allegedly evidenced by “bearer” shares. The probate court granted summary judgment because the personal representative apparently could not controvert the second wife’s affidavit attesting that “I am the surviving spouse of [the decedent]” and “I…