Legal Opinion
In the Matter of the Estate of Nathaniel Kappel v. William Kappel, Judith Kappel, and Mark Kappel
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 30, 2012No. 32A01-1111-ES-526PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAILEY, Judge.
Case Summary
For more than forty years, brothers Nathaniel Kappel (“Nathaniel”) and William Kappel (“William”) were amicable partners in a farming operation, with each holding an insurance policy on the life of the other. Upon Nathaniel’s death in 2004, the attorney for the Estate of Nathaniel Kappel (“the Estate”) filed in the Hendricks Superior Court, probate division, a petition to marshal assets, seeking recovery of $750,000 insurance proceeds paid to William. William and his son, Mark Kappel (“Mark”), filed claims against the Estate, for $350,000 and $299,000,…
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