LASATER v. HOUSE

No. 18S04-0409-CV-430.

841 N.E.2d 553 (2006)

Gene LASATER and Carolyn Lasater, Appellants (Respondents below), v. Donald HOUSE, Sr., as personal representative of the Estate of Opal M. Pullen, deceased, et al., Appellees (Petitioners below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

January 31, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald K. McClellan, McClellan, McClellan & Arnold, Muncie, for Appellants.

P. Gregory Cross, The Cross Law Firm, P.C., Muncie, John T. Cook, Cook & Welch, Winchester, for Appellee.


RUCKER, Justice.

The question presented is whether in a will contest the hearsay statements of a testator are admissible to prove undue influence. We conclude they are not.

Background and Procedural History

In May 1994, Opal Pullen, a widow with no children, executed her last will and testament leaving $1,000 each to two charitable organizations and $2,000 each to five family members, including her nephew Donald House. Pullen left the rest and residue...

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