Stroup v. Stroup

BY JUDGE LISA B. KEMLER

This matter came to be heard on the Petitioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment or, in the Alternative, for Judgment on the Pleadings. The Respondent, Lois G. Pearson, filed an opposition and, after hearing arguments of counsel, the Court took the matter under advisement. Based on the Court’s reading of the Last Will and Testament of Emily A. Neuhaus, consideration of the pertinent statutes and relevant case law, the Court has concluded that the Petitioner’s motion for summary judgment should be granted based on the following.

The Will

The Court read the entire will in an…