Trial Date Set for Disposition of Estate of One of Maui’s Richest Men

I recently blogged about the dispute over the estate of Lorance Dorcy, one of Maui’s richest men. When Dorcy died in June, he left behind a will giving his entire estate to Hans Kanuha, a Maui resident. A previous will left Dorcy’s estate to a number of charities, friends, and relatives. Petitioners claim Dorcy was very ill before his death and changed his will because of Kanuha’s undue influence.

A Second Circuit judge has set the trial date for March 12 to determine which of Dorcy’s two wills will control the disposition of his $80 million estate. It is expected that the trial will last three weeks.

See Harry Eagar, Date Set for Trial in Disposition of Dorcy Estate, The Maui News, Nov. 10, 2011.

Special thanks to Saucy Walter (President of Deserter Market Inc., Lahaina, HI) for bringing this article to my attention.