IN RE ESTATE OF JOHNSON

No. 02-PR-394.

820 A.2d 535 (2003)

In re: ESTATE OF Margrete I. JOHNSON. Oliver Wilson, Appellant, v. James Wilson, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 27, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick G. Merkle for appellant.

Kimberly K. Edley for appellee.

Before RUIZ, GLICKMAN and WASHINGTON, Associate Judges.


WASHINGTON, Associate Judge:

In this case, we are asked to decide whether under either the U.S. Constitution or the D.C.Code there is a right to a jury trial in a will contest. The trial court concluded that there was not, and we agree.

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This case involves a dispute between two brothers, Mr. Oliver Wilson and Mr. James Wilson, over the administration of the estate of their aunt, Ms. Margrete Johnson. Following Ms. Johnson's death, James Wilson...

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