I am not sure how to read this; what does it mean to have defendants and a plaintiff in a civil probate? Is that just a "pro forma" kind of thing, or was there a contested will or what? http://www.loraincounty.com/probate/search.shtml?id=18639061&sc=PC And I'm not sure who this Otto K. Mischka is, but I saw that name affiliated with my gr.grandmother's estate as the fiduciary. Would that be an attorney perhaps? Thanks to the poster of the probate site; I am sorting through my Shorts on this, and so far not seeing any other surprises. Anna Hanson -- "There is, incidently, no way of talking about cats that enables one to come off as a sane person. " Dan Greenberg "No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat, and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch. " Leo Dworken