Legal Opinion
Sanford v. Freeman
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 28, 1997No. 15319-3-IIIPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKurtz, J.
— Between March 26, 1988, and June 22, 1988, Stephen Watlack executed two wills. The first will named his children as beneficiaries and the second will disinherited them in favor of the children of his favorite brother. The trial court set aside the second will as the product of an insane delusion and admitted the first will to probate. The personal representative and beneficiaries of the second will appeal. We hold that the facts support the trial court’s conclusion that Mr. Watlack was suffering from an insane delusion at the time he executed the second will.
FACTS
Stephen Watlack was born on…
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