Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Turpin
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 19, 2011No. 10-PR-707PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Associate Judge:
Appellant Rodman Turpin (“Rodman”) challenges the trial court’s ruling, after a bench trial, that although a will executed by Ward Turpin (“Turpin”) in 2007 was the result of fraud and undue influence, (1) the portion of the will naming Ajolique Jude (“Ajolique”) as a residuary legatee should be given effect, and (2) the entire residuary estate passes to Ajolique under the will. We sustain the trial court’s ruling insofar as it holds that one-half of the residuary estate passes to Ajolique under the will. However, for the reasons discussed below, we conclude that the…
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