Mitchell v. DiAngelo

OPINION

LAMB, Vice Chancellor.

I

H. Carl Jones died intestate on February 11, 2000. On August 8, 2000, Doris Mitchell, Administratrix of his estate, filed a petition asking the court to determine that Carl’s only heirs are his two sisters and the children of his pre-deceased siblings. The petition further asks for a determination that respondent, Betty A. DiAngelo, is estopped from claiming that she is Carl’s surviving spouse and sole heir under 12 Del. C. § 502.1

*717The relevant facts are easily stated. Carl and Betty were married in 1951. They had no children together. In June of 1968, Betty…