In Re Estate of Pfoertner

Agnes M. Pfoertner died September 2, 1991. Her last will and testament was admitted to probate on October 7, 1991. On March 31, 1992, an action contesting the will was filed by attorney Bernard J. Ysursa on behalf of several heirs. The appellants in this case, all heirs of the deceased, were named as respondents in the petition to contest the will.

The will contest was grounded on the fact that the will of Ms. Pfoertner gave substantially all of the estate to the attorney who drafted the will, with only minor exceptions. On February 27, .1997, the circuit court granted summary judgment in…