Heibeck v. Heibeck

Citations

• 229 Conn. App. 773

Syllabus

The defendants appealed from the judgment of the Superior Court reversing a Probate Court decree that declared null and void a lease executed by the plaintiffs and the owner-lessor, G. The lease instrument, which was incorporated by reference in the will of G, was executed in 2016 and com- menced on the date of G's death, which occurred in 2019. On appeal, the defendants claimed that the court improperly concluded that the lease was valid. Held: The trial court properly concluded that the lease was valid, as the lease, which conferred rights in the plaintiffs prior to the death of G, was contrac- tual rather than testamentary in nature and functioned more as a will substi- tute than a testamentary instrument. Argued September 9—officially released December 24, 2024