Matter of Estate of Nelson

PAULSON, Justice.

Esther Boone [“Esther”] and Ruth Bergquist [“Ruth”] appeal from the judgment of the Burleigh County District Court awarding attorney fees and costs to the Estate of Halley D. Nelson [“Estate”] and from the order denying the motion for reduction of costs and attorney fees. We reverse the judgment and affirm the order.

This is the second time that the same parties have been before this court. The previous case, which involved a will contest in which the summary judgment for the Estate was affirmed, is reported at 264 N.W.2d 881 (N.D.1978).

After the mandate of this court had been…