Legal Opinion

Matter of Estate of Long

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided February 18, 1998No. NonePublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1.] Paul H. Long died on August 9,1996. Two wills, one from 1984 and another from 1996, were offered for probate. The circuit court held that Paul lacked testamentary capacity when he executed the 1996 will and that the 1984 will was presumed revoked because its original could not be found. The circuit court thus determined that Paul died intestate. Both parties appeal. We affirm.

FACTS

[¶2.] Paul ran a farming operation in Faulk County, South Dakota, for many years. He was married twice and divorced his second wife in 1984. He had six children and several…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Matter of Estate of JetterSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Matter of Estate of NelsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Laby v. ThompsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1975
  4. In Re Estate of AndersSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Peterson v. ImbsenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1923

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. In Re the Estate of DokkenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
  2. In the Matter of Estate of PringleSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2008
  3. Baun v. Estate of KramlichSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2003
  4. In Re Estate of JetterSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
  5. In Re Estate of MartinSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001

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