Legal Opinion
Matter of Estate of O'Keefe
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided August 12, 1998No. NonePublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMUNDSON, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Gail and Loren Lange (Langes) appeal the circuit court’s decision holding that they were not entitled to any portion of the punitive damages received by an estate, and that Langes’ share of the estate was to be offset by the costs and attorney fees incurred in Langes’ litigation with the estate. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
FACTS
[¶ 2.] Walter O’Keefe, the decedent in this case, died testate on November 12, 1992, at the age of 101 years old. O’Keefe was sur*139vived by two nephews, Gail and Loren Lange, and a niece, Bernetta Woelz, who each were entitled to…
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