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WICAL v. BERNARD

Nos. 70-181 and 70-182.

26 Ohio St. 2d 55 (1971)

WICAL, APPELLANT, v. BERNARD, EXR.; WILSON, APPELLEE, ET AL. WICAL v. BERNARD, EXR.; WILSON, APPELLEE; MERRIWEATHER, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 14, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Kenneth O. Stone and Mr. Charles R. Kirk, for appellants.

Mr. P. Paul Pusateri, for appellee.

Per Curiam.

R. C. 2741.01 provides that a "person interested in a will" may contest its validity. A person interested, within the meaning of the statute, is one who has a direct pecuniary interest in the estate of the putative testator that would be impaired or defeated if the instrument admitted to probate is a valid will. Chilcote v. Hoffman (1918), 97 Ohio St. 98. See, also, Bloor v. Platt (1908), 78 Ohio St. 46.

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