Legal Opinion

Matter of Estate of Knudsen

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided July 27, 1982No. Civ. 10167PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PEDERSON, Justice.

This is an appeal by Susan F. Knudsen from a summary judgment which decreed that (1) Jerry M. Knudsen died testate; (2) Susan is not entitled to an intestate share as an omitted spouse; and (3) Jeffrey, Dann *455and Eric Knudsen are the sole devisees of the estate. We reverse and remand for trial.

The principal question to be resolved involves the construction of §§ 30.1-08-08 (2-508), 30.1-05-01 (2-201), and 30.1-06-01 (2-301), NDCC, and their application to the undisputed facts and inferences submitted by affidavits of the parties.

In 1962 Jerry M. Knudsen made a will containing…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Matter of Estate of SeymourNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
  2. City of Fargo, Cass County v. StateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Boone v. Estate of NelsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Matter of Estate of TaggartNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. St. Paul Mercury Insurance Co. v. AndrewsNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. McCarney v. KnudsenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Matter of Estate of KnudsenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Matter of Estate of BinderNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Matter of Estate of FrandsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Estate of SimonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2024

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