Legal Opinion

In Re the ESTATE OF Esther Caroline SULLIVAN, Decedent

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided August 17, 2015No. A14-2112PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLEARY, Chief Judge.

Appellant and respondent collectively offered three purported wills into probate. The district court admitted a will validly executed in 2006. The district court denied probate for two documents presented by appellant that did not comply with statutory formalities. The district court also held that the 2006 will was not revoked by a revocatory act on a photocopy. We affirm.

FACTS

The testator Esther Caroline Sullivan executed a will on January 19, 2006 (“2006 will”), and filed it with court administration. Two witnesses and a notary public signed the 2006 will, which…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Thiele v. StichSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  2. Matter of Estate of StantonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Tobin v. HaackSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
  4. Lee v. LeeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2009
  5. In Re Estate of TolinSupreme Court of Florida · 1993

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3Cited by5 opinions

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