Brenckle v. Arblaster

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellants contend that the lower court erred in denying their request for a jury trial in declaratory judgment proceedings used to resolve an estate dispute, and in imposing sanctions of counsel fees, costs, and punitive damages against their respective shares of the estate. These contentions lack merit. Accordingly, we affirm.

The testator executed a will on October 12, 1972 naming his three daughters—appellants Arnetta Andrews and Loretta Hutchins and appellee Nancy Arblaster—as co-executrices and leaving his probate estate to be divided equally among them. In 1977, he…