Horvath v. Loesch

Petitioner-appellee Beverly Horvath filed a petition to contest the purported last will of her father, Fred C. Loesch. The petition named the respondent-appellant, Dolores Loesch, the decedent’s widow, as a respondent in her capacity as the executor only. After the petition was dismissed, Horvath filed an amended petition, but the court declared a mistrial because not all of the necessary parties — the other legatees — had been joined.

Horvath filed a second amended petition, and the other legatees filed separate appearances. After a trial, a jury found that the will was invalid because the…