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IN MATTER OF ESTATE OF DETHORNE

No. 90-0936.

163 Wis.2d 387 (1991)

471 N.W.2d 780

IN the MATTER OF the ESTATE OF A. Robert DeTHORNE, Deceased: Marilyn DeTHORNE, Appellant-Cross Respondent, v. Kitty GIBSON and Lisa Gilbreth, Respondents-Cross Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided May 16, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant-cross respondent the cause was submitted on the briefs of P. Scott Hassett of Lawton & Cates, S.C., of Madison.

For the respondents-cross appellants the cause was submitted on the briefs of Paul R. Norman and Richard L. Schmidt of Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field of Madison.

Before Eich, C.J., Dykman and Sundby, JJ.

DYKMAN, J.

Marilyn DeThorne appeals a trial court order refusing to admit the will of A. Robert DeThorne to probate. The court found that the will was improperly executed because a third party assisted Robert in signing the will. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Robert's first marriage was to Eugenia Patrick. They had two daughters, Kitty and Lisa. Robert divorced Eugenia in 1961. In 1981, Robert executed a will leaving his entire estate to Kitty and Lisa...

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