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Court admits Dalip Kumar Dutta will as muniment of title; names spouse independent executor
Summary
The court admitted a copy of the will of Dalip Kumar Dutta to probate as a muniment of title and appointed Shukti Dutta as independent executor; the court waived additional formalities and the affidavit of fulfillment.
Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 1 admitted a copy of the will filed for the estate of Dalip Kumar Dutta as a muniment of title and appointed his spouse, Shukti Dutta, as independent executor to serve without bond.
Counsel presented witnesses who testified to the decedent’s signature and the execution of the will. Witnesses Sophie Salasios and Rupinder Dutta described familiarity with the decedent’s handwriting and stated the copy on the court screen matched the original signature. The presenting attorney asked the court to admit the copy into probate as a muniment of title and to waive the affidavit of fulfillment.
The court found the testimony sufficient to admit the copy of the will and waived the affidavit of fulfillment. The court’s order admitted the will as a muniment of title and appointed Shukti Dutta as the estate’s independent executor; appraisers were waived as requested.
No objections to the petition were recorded on the transcript.
