Maryland appeals court orders retrial over $3.2 million family trust dispute

A Maryland appeals court has ordered a new trial over a $3.2 million trust left by a father to one of his three daughters. Two of the sisters challenged the arrangement, alleging their sister exerted undue influence over their father. The appeals court found procedural errors in the earlier trial that kept the two sisters from presenting key handwriting evidence. The ruling also pointed to problems with which testimony was admitted and which evidence was excluded. The case will now be heard again in the lower court.