Fiel v. Hoffman

In this appeal, we are asked to extend the Slayer Statute to bar the children and grandchildren of the murderer from inheriting under the decedent’s will. The language of the Slayer Statute does not allow us to make that extension. We therefore affirm the trial court’s order dismissing the appellants’ complaint based upon the Slayer Statute, but we reverse the dismissal of the count seeking to void the will based upon undue influence.

This case arises from the probate of Ben Novack’s estate. Ben was murdered in 2009. This case became notorious when Ben’s wife, Narcy, was arrested and then…