HALE v. MOORE

Nos. 2005-CA-001895-MR, 2006-CA-000662-DG.

289 S.W.3d 567 (2008)

Marie HALE; Joyce Jackson; Joseph D. Ledington; Beatrice Lynn Slominsky; and Linda L. Wishart, Appellants, v. Jennifer Melissa MOORE; Benny R. Adkins; Lena Valda Allen; Leah Carol Arnett; Nina R. Baker; Rose Brown; Deborah A. Cardinale; Susan D. Cook; Cumberland College; Estate of Irma Ray Brigman; Estate of Joyce Hunt; Estate of Robert Ledington; Estate of Sharon Bond; Estate of Thelma Hetkowski; Fernandez, Friedman, Grossman, Kohn & Son, PLLC; Maria A. Fernandez; Janna M. Girolamo; Brenda L. Hale; Edsel E. Hale, Jr.; Elma Lisle Hale; Ina Fay Hale; Jennifer Hale; Kevin R. Hale; Margaret Hale; Robert D. Hale; Victor Greg Hale; Mary Holt; Walter R. Hunt; Charles R. Ledington, Sr.; Donald W. Ledington; John Ledington; Kerry L. Ledington; Larry Glenn Ledington; Robert V. Ledington; Janice O'Neal; Arthur E. Ray; C. Michael Ray; Harold E. Ray; Kendall Ray; Melanie Streiff; Tamara Lynn Streiff; Sue Bennett College, Inc.; Wachovia Bank; Gladys L. Webb; and Vada Lee Wheeler, Appellees. and Maria A. Fernandez; and Fernandez Friedman Grossman Kohn & Son, PLLC, Appellants, v. Marie Hale; Joyce Jackson; Joseph D. Ledington; Beatrice Lynn Slominsky; and Linda L. Wishart, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied March 25, 2008.

Discretionary Review Denied by Supreme Court August 19, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Marshall, William H. Mooney, Stephen L. Collins, Louisville, KY, for appellants Marie Hale; Joyce Jackson; Joseph D. Ledington; Beatrice Lynn Slominsky; and Linda L. Wishart.

Maria A. Fernandez and Fernandez Friedman Grossman, Kohn & Son, PLLC, Peter L. Ecabert, Lexington, KY, for appellees.

Victor B. Maddox, Lynn K. Fieldhouse, Fultz Maddox Hovious & Dickens, PLC, Louisville, KY, for appellee, Wachovia Bank.

Frank A. Atkins, Williamsburg, KY, for Appellee, Cumberland College.

Before HOWARD, NICKELL, and TAYLOR, Judges.


NICKELL, Judge.

Claudia E. Sanders ("Sanders"), widow of the late Colonel Harland Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken © ("KFC") fame and a restaurateur in her own right, died at the age of 94 in Shelby County, Kentucky, on December 31, 1996. Her last will and testament was admitted to probate in Shelby District Court in January 1997. During the administration of her estate, five heirs, collectively referred to here as "Hale," challenged distribution of the assets...

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