DeFriece v. McCorquodale

Mary Nell M. DeFriece and Lee M. Durst appeal from a summary judgment entered in favor of Ernest C. McCorquodale, Jr. ("Ernest Jr."), and the estate of Nell M. McCorquodale ("the estate") on the fraud claims DeFriece and Durst asserted against Ernest Jr. and the estate. Ernest Jr. and the estate cross-appeal. We affirm.

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DeFriece, Durst, and Ernest Jr. are the children of Ernest C. McCorquodale, Sr. ("Ernest Sr."), and Nell M. McCorquodale. Ernest Sr. predeceased his wife and children, dying on December 18, 1992. Before his death, Ernest Sr. executed a will that devised the family home to Nell…