Legal Opinion
In Re the Purported Last Will & Testament of Langmeier
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided August 3, 1983PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AFTER TRIAL.
JUDGMENT FOR THE CAVEATOR.
BROWN, Chancellor.
This matter involves the validity of the last will and testament of Alice Langmeier. The will in question was executed on August 13,1981. Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee beneficiary under an earlier 1978 will executed by Alice Langmeier, has filed a caveat to the 1981 will seeking to deny its admission to probate. The basis for the caveat is that Alice Langmeier lacked testamentary capacity at the time of the execution of the challenged will and that the will executed by her was the product of undue influence exerted upon…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Lukon v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- Nardo v. NardoSupreme Court of Delaware · 1965
- In Re MarkelSupreme Court of Delaware · 1969
- Conner v. BrownSuperior Court of Delaware · 1938
- Rodney v. BurtonSuperior Court of Delaware · 1912
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Elmer v. Tenneco Resins, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1988
- Oberly v. Howard Hughes Medical InstituteCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1984
- In Re Estate of WestSupreme Court of Delaware · 1987
- In Re Last Will and Testament of MelsonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1998
- Carpenter v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1984
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