Howell v. Herald

LAMBERT, Chief Justice.

This cause comes before the Court for review of the opinion of the Court of Appeals wherein it adopted, verbatim, the Opinion and Judgment of the Trial Court granting summary judgment to Appellee. We granted discretionary review, oral argument was heard, and for the reasons herein stated, reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.

John Raymond Turner died in 1998, leaving most of his estate, valued at approximately fifteen million dollars ($15,-000,000), to a foundation created in his will. The estate consisted of, among other things, real property in several Kentucky…