Split Vt. High Court Affirms Ruling Invalidating Will Portion For Undue Influence

(February 26, 2024, 2:01 PM EST) -- MONTPELIER, Vt.  —  A split Vermont Supreme Court on Feb. 23 affirmed a lower court ruling invalidating a portion of a will granting a beneficiary the option to purchase the decedent’s home for a reduced cost, finding that partly “invalidating the will was an appropriate remedy” because the evidence shows that the bequest was a product of undue influence....