Sanchez v. Garcia

OPINION AND ORDER

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This case involves a dispute over the inheritance of certain property of Madge Nutongla Garcia (the Decedent), a member of the village of Hotevilla, who died on March 20, 1991. Included in the Decedent’s estate are several physical structures located within the Village of Hotevil-la, including: a rock house (hereinafter: “Rock House”), an addition to the rock house (“Addition”), and an orchard storage house (“Orchard House”). After the Decedent passed away, her children were unable to agree how this property should be distributed.

Initially,…