Estate of Theodore C. Ackley

Summary

The court dismissed the appeal because the Probate Court’s order did not finally resolve all issues raised in the appellant’s counter-motion. Although the Probate Court decided that the proffered document was not a valid holographic will, it did not decide whether the decedent had executed a lost will or whether extrinsic evidence could establish that will’s existence, contents, and validity. The unresolved claim made the order interlocutory, and no exception to the final judgment rule was shown.