Legal Opinion
In Re the Estate of Opsahl
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided November 28, 1989No. C9-89-1059PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RANDALL, Judge.
The proponents 1 of a will executed by decedent Esther M. Opsahl on November 3, 1987, appeal from a judgment denying formal probate of the will. The trial court found that the will proponents exerted undue influence upon decedent to obtain execution of the will. The proponents also challenge the trial court’s refusal to authorize the use of estate funds to pay attorney fees incurred in the will contest. We affirm.
FACTS
Decedent executed three wills during her lifetime. The first was executed in 1976 and was prepared by attorney Ronald Thornton. This will evenly divided…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. Oregon State Medical SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- In Re Estate of OlsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
- In Re Estate of WilsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
- In Re Estate of MarsdenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
- In Re Estate of OlsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1948
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Moore v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1990
- In Re Estate of EvensonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993
- Nelson v. HollandCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2009
- In re Estate of: Alice I. Engman, Decedent.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2017