Legal Opinion

In Matter of Estate of Lohr

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided February 9, 1993No. 92-2490PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMyse, J.

The Lohrs, individually, and Robert Lohr, Jr., as personal representative of the estate (collectively, "Lohrs"), jointly appeal the trial court's order construing Robert Lohr, Sr.'s (testator), will by adding a sentence to Article Five, Paragraph A, of the will. They contend that the trial court erroneously (1) exercised its discretion by concluding that attorney Gretchen Viney's petition to construe the will was not barred by equitable estoppel and laches, (2) concluded that the will is ambiguous and (3) added a sentence to the will. The Lohrs argue that estoppel and laches bar Viney from…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Hartung v. HartungWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Gonzalez v. TeskeyCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1990
  3. Breese v. BennettWisconsin Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Blue Ribbon Feed Company, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Farmers Union Central Exchange, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  5. Estate of Gibbs v. KrauseWisconsin Supreme Court · 1961

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  4. Nugent v. SlaghtCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2001
  5. Flannery v. McNamaraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000

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