Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Henneghan
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 21, 2012No. 11-PR-360Published
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:
Pro se appellant, Gerald Henneghan, appeals the probate court’s February 22, 2011 Order admitting Sarah Henneghan’s (“decedent”) will into probate. Appellant’s brief makes several arguments on appeal, 1 but we focus on appellant’s contention that the probate court erred in admitting the will into probate because the will lacked proper attestation and, therefore, was not duly executed. Specifically, appellant argues the submitted will contained only one witness’ signature, but the statute requires that “two or more witnesses [must] attest] and subscribe] to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Peoples Drug Stores, Inc. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Dobyns v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
- MacLeod v. Georgetown University Medical CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- Billings v. WoodyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
- In Re Estate of HallDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1971
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