Legal Opinion
Rayle v. Bolin
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided February 11, 2003No. 79A02-0206-CV-474PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTINGLY-MAY, Judge.
Merrick Scott Rayle appeals the dismissal of his will contest against the estate of Barbara Merrick Hawkins, his aunt. Rayle asserts that the trial court erred when it determined he lacked standing, though he is an interested party according to Indiana law as an heir at law and as a *1064named beneficiary or devisee under Hawkins' will.
We reverse.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Hawkins died on September 9, 2000. On September 18, 2000, in Tippecanoe Circuit Court, Rayle filed objections to the probate of Hawkins' will dated September 27, 1991. Irene Temple Bolin, Hawkins'…
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