Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Laitinen
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 14, 1984No. 83-090PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, J.
Three brothers and a sister of Olga Laitinen (appellants). appealed to Windsor Superior Court the allowance of her last will and testament by the Windsor Probate Court, alleging, in part, that the will was the product of undue influence. The judgment, following trial by jury, was in favor of another sister and niece of Olga Laitinen, and this appeal followed. We affirm.
Olga Laitinen, one of seven brothers and sisters, grew up on the family farm in Chester, Vermont. She later enlisted in the Army and in 1955, before being sent overseas; executed her will. This will left her estate, including…
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