Estate of Lampert Ex Rel. Thurston v. Estate of Lampert Ex Rel. Stauffer

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• holding that the wife's failure to provide the husband with a life estate in the couple's residence through her will, as required by the couple's estate-planning agreement, entitled the husband to a rescission of the agreement
• holding court did not err by enlarging time for substitution after death of party
• holding court did not err by enlarging time for substitution after death of party
• affirming the superior court’s decision to allow a tardy Rule 25 motion
• “Like any equitable theory, the doctrine offers flexibility: Estop-pel by any name is based primarily on considerations of justice and fair play ....”
• “If [wife’s] actions were so material that they destroyed the ‘essence’ of the bargain, under contract law, [husband’s] estate is entitled to rescission and restitution of benefits conferred.”

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