Nicosia v. Lash

OPINION

WECHSLER, J.

{1} This case poses the issue of interpreting the first codicil to a will to determine whether the general personal representative or the literary personal representative of the estate of Jan Michele Kerouac (Decedent) has the authority to make decisions regarding pending litigation involving a separate will contest at the time of Decedent’s death. As part of an informal probate proceeding, the district court entered an order interpreting the first codicil determining that the general personal representative holds the authority to make decisions regarding the pending…