Perry v. Reinke

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Patricia J. Reinke, personal representative for the estate of Gertrude Mahoney, appealed from the Judgment of the Ward County District Court entered upon a jury verdict finding the Last Will and Testament of Gertrude Mahoney invalid as the product of undue influence. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] Gertrude Mahoney was a single, 86-year-old, childless woman with no surviving brothers or sisters. She had ten living first generation nieces and nephews and twenty-two living grand nieces and nephews. Personal Representative Patricia Reinke is Gertrude’s niece and Bob Mahoney is…