Sinnes v. Pereno

JORGENSON, Judge.

Richard A. Sinnes appeals from an order of the probate division of the circuit court determining that a bequest to Sinnes under the will of Dominick J. Napoli lapsed due to Sinnes’ failure to fulfill express' conditions precedent to the bequest. For the following reasons, we reverse.

The testator died on June 24,1991, leaving an estate in excess of $7,000,000. One of the codicils to the testator’s last will and testament provided:

Further, I revoke and annul the bequest -of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars made to RICHARD SINNES, in Article XII, Paragraph B, Subparagraph 1…