Estate of Erickson v. Misaka

JACKSON, Judge:

Robert E. Erickson died in June 1983. His formal will, executed June 9, 1955, was admitted to probate in July 1983 and the designated personal representative appointed. In October 1985, respondent Tatsumi Misaka filed a petition for probate of three handwritten 3" X 5" cards as Erickson’s holographic will. In this appeal, the personal representative challenges the trial court’s admission of the cards to probate. Because we conclude there is insufficient evidence that Erickson intended his handwritten name on one of the cards to be his signature for purposes of Utah Code Ann. §…