DIETZ v. MOORE

[No. 94, September Term, 1975.]

277 Md. 1 (1976)

351 A.2d 428

DIETZ ET AL. v. MOORE ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided February 6, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Michael Maslan and Kathryn E. Koshel, with whom was Charlotte W. Pine on the brief, for appellants.

Robert J. Ryan and J. Norris Byrnes, with whom were Moore, Hennegan, Carney & Ryan and Whiteford, Taylor, Preston, Trimble & Johnston on the brief, for appellees.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SINGLEY, SMITH, DIGGES, LEVINE, ELDRIDGE and O'DONNELL, JJ.


DIGGES, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

Charles Earl Laudenklos died on January 23, 1974, approximately 15 hours after executing his one and only last will and testament. That document, which was submitted to the Orphans' Court for Baltimore County for probate five days later, was challenged in two caveat proceedings by 32 of his relatives as not being a valid testamentary instrument. With the agreement of the parties, the orphans' court transmitted eleven...

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