Groat v. Sundberg

On June 18, 2010, Irv Groat, appellant,1 filed a request with the Register of Wills of Anne Arundel County that a one-page document dated January 21, 2010 (the “Document”) be admitted to probate as a codicil to the will of Frank Haigas (“Mr. Haigas”),2 who had died on March 21, 2010 or, in the alternative, that a hearing be held to determine the Document’s validity. Appellees, Kristin E. Sundberg and Michael Pren*147dergast, challenged the admission of the Document to probate. On August 26, 2010, a hearing was held before the Orphans’ Court for Anne Arundel County to determine the validity of the…