In Re Estate of Hicks

Sherck, Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Erie County Probate Court which found appellee Marsha Metcalfe to be the biological daughter of Dan Hicks and his sole heir at law. Because we find the decision to be contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence, we reverse.

Dan Hicks died intestate. His sister, appellant Susie Wright, was appointed temporary administrator of his estate. 1 Appellee Marsha Metcalfe, age thirty-seven, claimed to be the biological daughter of Dan Hicks and his sole heir. Accordingly, she applied for appointment as administrator of the estate. After a…