Hammitt v. Department of Water & Sewers

How courts have described this case

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• observing that error is harmless when the party suffers no prejudice
• determining no substantial benefit existed where the testator made specific requests and afforded the executor “little or no latitude” in the distribution of assets; concluding that “[a]dditionally” a familial relationship qualified as an independent basis to overcome collateral benefits
• “[A] trial court has discretion to accept or reject a witness’ testimony, including that of an expert witness[.]”
• “[A] trial court has discretion to accept or reject a witness’ testimony, including that of an expert witness, and is free to believe all, part, or none of the evidence presented.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).