Ware v. Ware

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

In this intra-family dispute, two siblings vie for control of the family homestead. Susan Ware, a pro se litigant, sued her brother Brandie Ware on the theory that he unlawfully exerted his influence and will over their eighty-seven year old mother, Margaret, and convinced Margaret to give him the family homestead. Brandie moved for summary judgment, contending that Susan had not produced any evidence beyond her personal conviction that Margaret would not have given the land to Brandie unless she had been unduly influenced. The superior court granted…