Stemmler v. Crutcher

SATZ, Judge.

Plaintiff, James A. Stemmier, brought this action, contesting the Last Will and Testament of Dorothy P. Ecker, decedent. The will, dated May 14, 1975, was executed a few days after decedent had been admitted to the hospital for a broken hip. Plaintiff was not listed as a beneficiary under this will. He apparently had been a beneficiary under four prior wills of decedent, which were drafted by a different attorney. Susan Crutcher and Robert Thomas, defendants, are beneficiaries and proponents of the May 14, 1975 will. The jury found this will to be decedent’s Last Will and…