Legal Opinion
Matter of Estate of Zimmerman
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided June 4, 1998No. Civil 970271PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESCHKE, Justice.
[f 1] Sarah L. Zimmerman and Maureen K. Zimmerman appealed a probate court judgment and orders rejecting Sarah’s attempt to claim an elective share in the augmented estate of her deceased spouse, Wallace W. Zimmerman. We conclude the trial court erred in ruling Sarah effectively waived her right to a statutory elective share, and erred in ordering Wallace’s will unambiguously devised Sarah nothing. We reverse and remand for determination of Sarah’s elective share of the augmented estate.
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[¶ 2] Wallace and Sarah were married on April 24, 1954. Three children were bom of the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Bullock v. BullockNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
- Matter of Estate of LutzNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
- Clooten v. ClootenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
- Cranston v. WintersNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
- Hovland v. City of Grand ForksNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In Re Estate of GleesonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2002
- Binek v. BinekNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
- In Re Estate of ZimmermanNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
- Rolla v. TankNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2013
- State v. MoralesNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
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