Legal Opinion
Berry v. Ford
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided June 29, 2005No. 49A04-0501-CV-56PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARNES, Judge.
Case Summary
Lillie Berry appeals the trial court's denial of her petition to construe a will, We reverse.
Issue
Berry raises one issue, which we restate as whether the trial court properly concluded that the will was unambiguous and declined to construe it.
Facts
On November 15, 1991, Oliver Pipkin entered into a consent decree establishing that he was Berry's father. On April 3, 2004, Pipkin died. On May 28, 2004, Pip-kin's will, which was executed November 4, 1997, was admitted to probate. The will provides, "I have five (5) children, Oliver, Jr., Greg, Stephen, Gary, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Eckart v. DavisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994
- Matter of Estate of WaltersIndiana Court of Appeals · 1988
- East v. Estate of EastIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003
- Matter of Estate of KirkendallIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994
- In Re Estate of GrimmIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
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