Legal Opinion

In Re the Estate of Silver

Montana Supreme Court

Decided May 9, 2000No. 99-475PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Turnage

¶ 1 Jack Silver appeals a ruling of the Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, that cash placed in a certain safe deposit box is property of the Estate of his father, F. Morris Silver. We affirm.

¶2 We restate the issues as follows:

¶3 1. Did the District Court err in permitting hearsay testimony?

*508¶4 2. Did the court err in admitting extrinsic evidence regarding the safe deposit box lease?

¶5 3. Did the court err in failing to conclude that the contents of the safe deposit box were a jointly-held asset pursuant to § 70-1-308, MCA, and the box lease agreement?

¶6 4. Did the court err in…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State Board of Equalization v. ColeMontana Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Casagranda v. DonahueMontana Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Groves v. ClarkMontana Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Nason v. LeistikoMontana Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Anderson v. BakerMontana Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Faulkner v. Kornman (In Re Heritage Organization, L.L.C.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 2009
  2. In Re the Estate of HarmonMontana Supreme Court · 2011
  3. State Ex Rel. Montana Department of Transportation v. SlackMontana Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Matter of J.M. Jr.Montana Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Kane v. MorganMontana Supreme Court · 2001

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