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Estate of Villwock
Facts
Hitz was Roy Villwock’s daughter from a previous marriage. Roy married June Villwock and the two were critically injured in a head-on automobile accident. Both were transported together to the hospital and the medical technicians on board agreed that Roy suffered cardiopulmonary failure minutes before his wife, June. Both were taken into the hospital where CPR was started and June was pronounced dead at 8:23 p.m. and Roy at 8:34 p.m. A probate hearing was held to determine the time of Roy’s death and it was found that Roy died on the way to the hospital and June was still alive and conscious upon arrival. Roy’s will left everything to June and contained no requirements that she survive him. June’s will left everything to specific members of her family. Hitz appeals the decision of the trial court that Roy predeceased his wife.
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