Benally v. Denetclaw

OPINION

Opinion delivered by

Bluehouse, Associate Justice.

Wilson H. Benally has appealed the Crownpoint District Court’s distribution of the estate of his wife, Mae D. Benally. Ms. Benally, a member of the Navajo Tribe, died on January 31, 1981. Her last place of residence was Naschitti, New Mexico, which is within the exterior boundaries of the Navajo Nation. She left behind a son from a previous marriage and a son and four daughters from her most recent marriage. The husband is Wilson Benally, who is the appellant in this case. The son from a previous marriage is Raymond Denetclaw, who is the…