Kitta v. Geringer

NATURE OF CASE

This is an appeal from the Douglas County Court, which denied the admission to probate of two wills allegedly executed by Helen R. Mecello (Mecello). The proponent of the 1996 will, Joseph R. Kitta (Kitta), offered an initialed copy of the will because the original could not be found. The proponent of the 1991 will, George R. Geringer (Geringer), offered a signed original.

The trial court found that both wills were duly executed and that the 1996 will revoked the 1991 will. However, the trial court *495also found that because the original 1996 will could not be located, it was…