SCHAEFER v. ESTATE OF SCHAEFER

Court of Appeals Case No. 20A-ES-1007.

167 N.E.3d 1173 (2021)

Kenneth J. SCHAEFER, Appellant-Defendant, v. ESTATE OF Cletus P. SCHAEFER, Deceased, Appellee-Plaintiff

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

FILED April 7, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Appellant: Jean Blanton , L. Katherine Boren , Ziemer Stayman Weitzel & Shoulders, LLP, Evansville, Indiana.

Attorney for Appellee: Steven E. Ripstra , Ripstra Law Office, Jasper, Indiana.


[1] Kenneth J. Schaefer appeals the trial court's declaratory judgment in favor of the Estate of Cletus P. Schaefer, Deceased ("the Estate"). He makes multiple arguments, one of which we hold dispositive: whether the language in the Will of Cletus P. Schaefer ("the Will") created a testamentary option to purchase or a testamentary gift...

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