Sloan v. Segal

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the Court of Chancery's validation of Patricia Sloan's 2003 codicil, which exercised a power of appointment over the Martin Sloan Trust in favor of Louis Segal. The Court held that the factual findings supporting Patricia's intent were not clearly erroneous, that the clean-hands doctrine did not apply because the alleged misconduct was unrelated to the codicil's validity, and that Louis proved testamentary capacity and absence of undue influence by a preponderance of the evidence. No separate opinions were issued.