Legal Opinion

In Re the Estate of Watson

Montana Supreme Court

Decided June 17, 1987No. 86-424Published

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Turnage

Appellants Orville Watson and Garnet Watson appeal an order of the Tenth Judicial District Court, Fergus County. The order determined that appellants’ deceased mother had testamentary capacity, and admitted the mother’s will into formal probate. We affirm.

Appellants present a single issue for our review: Did the District Court err in failing to give Orville and Garnet Watson the benefit of the presumption of Section 72-20-208, MCA, which states: “Presumption against trustees. All transactions between a trustee and his beneficiary during the existence of the trust or while the influence…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Adams v. AllenMontana Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Matter of Estate of HoganMontana Supreme Court · 1985

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