Schultz v. Hoffman

Opinion by

JUDGE DAVIDSON.

In this probate proceeding, will proponent, Cheryl Schultz, seeks review of an order of the probate court determining that decedent, Mollie S. Perry, effectively revoked her last will and testament and denying a petition for probate of that instrament. We affirm.

The original will, executed on May 12, 1997, was missing at the time of the decedent's death. At a hearing to determine whether the will should be admitted to probate, a photocopy of the will was introduced into evidence through testimony by the decedent's attorney. The attorney testified that he had given the…