In Re Estate of Lyng
South Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Chief Justice.
[¶ 1.] Certain heirs appeal the circuit court’s approval of the final accounting and distribution of an estate and the denial of their motion to remove the executor. We affirm.
FACTS
[¶ 2.] Agnes Lyng, a widow with no children, died testate on September 1, 1994. Her nephew Edward Brandt was named executor of her estate. Lyng’s will, dated October 12, 1984, was admitted to probate without objection. It provided that each of her then-living nieces and nephews (including Brandt) would receive $1,000, with the residuary of the estate to be divided as follows:
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