Salfeety v. Seideman

SILAK, Justice.

This is an appeal by the decedent’s nephew Fred G. Salfeety (Salfeety) from a district court decision affirming the magistrate court’s order that the decedent’s inter vivos trust was a valid, enforceable trust and that the various specific gifts should be delivered to the designated persons and organizations. This action was initiated upon the trustee’s filing of the Petition for Construction of Trust. We affirm the magistrate’s order.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The decedent in this case, Muriel H. Kirk (Mrs. Kirk), died on May 20, 1992, at the age of 85. Mrs. Kirk…