In Re the Estate of Catron
South Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
SRSTKA, Circuit Judge.
[¶ 1.] The children and grandchildren (collectively, Family) of John Catron appeal from a circuit court order approving his widow’s claim against his estate and awarding fees to the estate’s attorneys and to the personal representative. We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
[¶ 2.] John, a Harding County rancher, died June 6, 1998, at the age of 84. His survivors included his second wife, Carol; two children; and grandchildren from a third child who predeceased him. His first wife, Esther, died in 1995. John and Esther were married at the time of her death.
[¶ 3.] Although John was…
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