Legal Opinion
Wolf v. Estate of Wolf
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided November 17, 2009No. 2009AP781PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CURLEY, PJ.
¶ 1. Shirley A. Wolf appeals from an order denying her attorney fees as the named personal representative and proponent of the will of Frances V Wolf (the Estate, unless otherwise specified). We conclude that the applicable statutory language is clear that there is no prevailing party and no appealable contested matter where a will contest results in settlement; as such, the trial court properly denied Shirley Wolfs claim for attorney fees. See Wis. Stat. § 879.37 (2007-08). Consequently, we affirm.
I. Background.
¶ 2. This appeal arises out of a contest over the will of Frances…
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