Legal Opinion

Estate of Deutsch

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided June 17, 2015No. 27254, 27261PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SEVERSON, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Delbert Deutsch’s nephews petitioned for formal probate of a copy of Deutsch’s 2001 will when no original was found despite a careful and exhaustive search by Deutsch’s widow Marcelina and her son. The copy was admitted to probate after the court was reasonably satisfied that Deutsch had not revoked the will. Marcelina appeals. We affirm.

Background

[¶ 2.] Delbert Deutsch died on August 23, 2012. Marcelina and her son found a copy of a 2001 will on top of Delbert’s desk among other papers he considered important. The circuit court found that Marceli-na and her son made…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Matter of Estate of LongSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Wagner v. BrownleeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2006
  3. State v. BaileySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
  4. In Re the Estate of LaueSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2010
  5. Matter of Estate of SchnellSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Estate of FoxSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2019
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