Smith v. Anderson

RICHARD L. HOLMES, Retired Appellate Judge.

This is an appeal from an order denying the claim of Michael David Smith against the estate of Sarah Moore, deceased (estate).

Sarah Moore, the deceased, was Smith’s great-aunt, his paternal grandmother’s sister. Moore had no children. When she died on December 1,1991, she left a will, naming her five closest living relatives as equal beneficiaries. Smith was one of the named beneficiaries.

The will was filed for probate and was admitted to probate without objection by any party. On March 18, 1992, letters testamentary were granted to the co-executors…