IN RE ESTATE OF KNOWLES

No. 34235-9-II.

143 P.3d 864 (2006)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Merle L. KNOWLES, Deceased. Vickie Wall, Appellant, and Terry Lyons, Petitioner, v. Randy Knowles, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

October 3, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lance Stewart Stryker, Attorney at Law, White Salmon, WA, for Appellant.

Jeffrey Joseph Baker, Attorney at Law, Hood River, OR, for Respondent.


ARMSTRONG, J.

¶ 1 Vickie Wall appeals the denial of her petition to reject her father's will. Wall's brother, Randy Knowles, filled out the handwritten parts of the will and also received the bulk of the estate. The trial court rejected Wall's claims of undue influence, improper attestation, and unauthorized practice of law. Although the circumstances of the will's creation raise a presumption of undue influence, when viewed in light of the rebuttal evidence...

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