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Assignment 4 Wills, Trusts & Estates

In a stunning turns of events, Batman gave up crime fighting to start mass producing Batmobiles for GM in Michigan. Batman did this for many years. This was a disappointment to crime fighters everywhere. Batman, 70 years old, Married Catwoman, 35 years old, & they lived happily for many years. But when he was 77 years old Batman’s mind started to slip, often finding himself unaware of his surroundings. A few weeks after the onset of these symptoms, His wife, Catwoman, took him to an attorney’s office. During a meeting with Riddler the lawyer, Catwoman convinced Batman to re-do his will. Under his old will, all of Batman’s money was to go to local crime fighting organizations. Catwoman convinced …show more content…

ARTHUR GERSEN and MAYNARD GOLDSTEIN, Respondents.

No. 78-840

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District IV

91 Wis. 2d 851; 284 N.W.2d 122; 1979 Wisc. App. LEXIS 3453

August 24, 1979

NOTICE: [*1] UNPUBLISHED LIMITED PRECEDENT OPINION.

PRIOR HISTORY: APPEAL from orders of the circuit court for LaCrosse county: WALTER S. BLOCK, Judge. Affirmed.

DISPOSITION: By the Court. --Orders affirmed.

CASE SUMMARY PROCEDURAL POSTURE: Appellant objectors sought review of an order of the Circuit Court for LaCrosse County (Wisconsin), which admitted to probate a testatrix's will primarily benefitting respondent sons over objections alleging that it was executed as a result of undue influence. The objectors also appealed the trial court's order denying a motion to reverse the order admitting the will to probate.

OVERVIEW: The testatrix executed a will a few days after one of her sons died. The will left $ 1,000 to each of her living grandchildren, including the objectors, who were the children of the deceased son. The will left the residue of the estate to the testatrix's remaining two sons. The trial court admitted the will to probate over the objectors' arguments that one of the remaining sons exercised undue influence over the testatrix. The trial court also denied a motion to reverse the order admitting the will to probate. On appeal, the court held that the objectors failed to

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