Estate of Sullivan CA4/1
Petitioner Suzanne Sullivan Watkins appeals from a probate court order granting objector Emmett Hill's motion to vacate judgment in the probate of the estate of Bernard Sullivan. Watkins was one of Sullivan's siblings, and co-administrator of the estate. Hill was a cousin. After probate concluded, Hill filed his motion on the grounds that Watkins burned a last will giving him the estate and failed to provide him with notice of the probate proceedings. The court held an evidentiary hearing and granted the motion, finding Hill was a reasonably ascertainable heir who did not receive notice and the probate orders resulted from extrinsic fraud.
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