Legal Opinion

Fitch v. Maesch

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided January 13, 1998No. 83A05-9610-CV-441PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SHARPNACK, Chief Judge.

Paul Fitch appeals the trial court’s judgment admitting the last will and testament of Hazel B. Canaday to probate. Fitch raises two issues for our review which we expand and restate as:(1) whether the probate of the will could be supported by testimony on the habit and routine practice of Canaday’s deceased attorney;(2) whether the probate of the will could be supported where an attesting witness lacks memory as to aspects of the execution of the contested will but acknowledges her signature under the will’s attestation clause which states that the requirements…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Tynes v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Matter of Estate of BankoIndiana Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Katherine M. Meyer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
  4. Coffin v. HollarIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. Conway v. EvansIndiana Court of Appeals · 1990

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  3. Carlson v. WarrenIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. Scribner v. GibbsIndiana Court of Appeals · 2011
  5. Estate of Dellinger v. 1st Source BankIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002

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