Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Goldman

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided August 18, 2004No. 22A01-0309-CV-354PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*786OPINION

MAY, Judge.

Dwight Goldman ("Goldman"), the sole beneficiary of a 1996 will by Ada Goldman ("decedent"), appeals the trial court's grant of attorney fees to Jerry MeCain, granddaughter of decedent, who successfully contested the validity of the 1996 will in order to have decedent's 1975 will probated instead. Goldman raises two issues, which we consolidate and restate as whether the trial court's grant of attorney fees was erroneous. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 1

In 1975, decedent executed a will dividing her estate equally between her two children, Goldman and Betty Charley.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Fickle v. ScampmorteIndiana Supreme Court · 1962
  2. In Re the Trust of FittonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. Dunnuck v. MosserIndiana Court of Appeals · 1989
  4. Estate of Clark v. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1991

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Piper Rudnick LLP v. HartzCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2005
  2. In Re the Estate of KotowskiCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2005
  3. Scott Alan Stibbins, individually and as Personal Rep. of the Estate of Warren E. Stibbins, and Trustee of the Warren E. Stibbins Revocable Trust v. Carol (Stibbins) Pagano FosterIndiana Court of Appeals · 2015
  4. Stibbins v. FosterIndiana Court of Appeals · 2015

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