Rocke v. American Research Bureau et al.
For anyone looking for a refresher on the doctrine of dependent relative revocation, this decision is a good read. In this case, after 9 years of litigation, the Court ultimately determined that the probate court’s failure to apply the doctrine of dependent relative revocation incorrectly resulted in the distribution of an estate worth $12 million to the decedent’s intestate heirs rather than to the beneficiary of one of her prior wills.