Maurer v. Sayre

OPINION

WEAVER, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Martha Jane Maurer, appeals from the trial court’s order which dismissed her contest of the will of the deceased, Anne Rogers Maurer-Shields (“Decedent”). Appellee, Marie Sayre, is the proponent of the will, and was appointed Independent Executrix thereunder. The issue in this case is whether appellant, as an alternate beneficiary under the terms of three insurance policies on the life of the Decedent, has standing to contest the probate of the will. We hold that she did have standing, and we reverse the order of the trial court which dismissed…