Legal Opinion
Gladden v. Supervised Estate of Jolly
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided September 25, 1995No. 91A02-9505-CV-291PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KIRSCH, Judge.
Richard Gladden is an heir to the Estate of Willa Jolly. He appeals from a trial court order construing Jolly's will as limiting Gladden's right to occupy Jolly's former residence for only so long as Gladden lives there by himself.
We reverse.
FACTS
In 1977, Gladden moved into Jolly's home (the Residence). At first Gladden paid rent, but in 1992 he stopped paying rent and, instead, worked around the house and cared for Jolly.
In her will, executed in 1982, Jolly specified that Gladden could continue to live in the Residence during his lifetime, for as long as he wanted. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wilson v. WhiteIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
- Kline v. DowlingIndiana Supreme Court · 1911
- Matter of Estate of KirkendallIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994
- Wise v. WiseIndiana Court of Appeals · 1941
- Jackson v. HunnicutIndiana Court of Appeals · 1929
3Cited by10 opinions
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- In Re: The Matter of the Supervised Administration of the Estate of Wayne Lewis Stayback, Joseph Stayback v. Jeffrey Stayback and Julie WarnkeIndiana Court of Appeals · 2015
- Myers v. EllerbuschIndiana Court of Appeals · 2001
- Irons v. Maginnis (In re Irons)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 2017
- Estate of Starkey v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1999
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