Legal Opinion
DEROY v. Estate of Baron
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided June 5, 2012No. 32902, 33659PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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SCHALLER, J.
The defendant Jeanne Baron1 appeals from the judgments of the trial court disallowing admission of a will executed by her mother, the decedent, Edith Baron, due to lack of testamentary capacity. On appeal, the defendant contends that the trial court applied a higher legal standard to the question of testamentary capacity than is required under Connecticut law. We agree with the defendant and, accordingly, reverse the judgments of the trial court.
The following facts and procedural history are relevant to the present appeal. The decedent died on July 20, 2006. She was…
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