Gianella v. Gianella

OPINION

GLENN A. NORTON, Presiding Judge.

Paula Gianella (“Sister”) appeals the trial court’s judgment granting the motion to dismiss Sister’s petition asserting tortious interference with an inheritance expectancy filed by Mary Schroeder, Raymond Bruntrager and Bruntrager and Billings, P.C., and joined in by Frank Gianella, Rose Gianella, Andrew Bakota and Brenda Bequette Bakota (collectively “Defendants”). We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Paul Gianella (“Father”) died on December 30, 1994, leaving a will devising one-half of his estate to Frank Gianella (“Brother”) and the other half to Sister. The…