Legal Opinion

In Re the Estate of Nordorf

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided April 2, 1985No. C7-84-1655PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PARKER, Judge.

This is an appeal from the probate court’s order directing the balances in decedent’s bank accounts to be administered as assets of the estate. Appellant claims the probate court erred in finding the joint tenancy accounts to be assets of the estate. We affirm.

FACTS

Louise Nordorf died intestate on March 13, 1983. Her sole heirs at law are her four first cousins: appellant Frances Ny-gren and respondents Leona Nordorf, Edward Johnson, and Jules Goldberg.

Louise was hospitalized for treatment of an infection in February 1983. Appellant Frances Nygren brought Louise’s bills…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Krueger v. ZochSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
  2. Carlson v. CarlsonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Commercial Union Insurance Co. v. Minnie T. Schmidt, and Norma J. KolandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  2. Matter of Estate of KuhnSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
  3. State Bank of Cologne v. SchruppCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985
  4. State v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2008
  5. Hopper v. RechCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985

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