Probate

Oral Argument Preview: Collecting a Debt for a Decedent’s Necessaries Against a Surviving Spouse: Embassy Healthcare v. Cora Sue Bell.

By Marianna Bettman on July 9, 2018

Update: on December 12, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

Read the analysis of the oral argument here.

On July 18, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Embassy Healthcare v. Cora Sue Bell, 2017-1031. At issue in…

Merit Decision: Strict, Not Substantial Statutory Compliance Required to Properly Present Claim Against Estate. Wilson v. Lawrence.

By Marianna Bettman on April 26, 2017

On April 19, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Wilson v. Lawrence, 2017-Ohio-1410. In a 6-1 opinion authored by Chief Justice O’Connor, the Court held that a claim against an estate must be timely presented in writing to the executor or the administrator. Justice O’Neill dissented. The case…

What’s On Their Minds: What Constitutes Proper Presentment of a Claim Against a Decedent’s Estate? James A. Wilson v. William Lawrence, Executor, et al.

By Marianna Bettman on January 17, 2017

Update: On April 19, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

“So our issue really is, is substantial compliance or strict compliance necessary here?” Chief Justice O’Connor

On January 11, 2017, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of James…