Legal Opinion

Matter of Estate of Nelson

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided October 1, 1996No. Civil 960086PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SANDSTROM, Justice.

Dewain Nelson, as personal representative of the estate of Leif N. Nelson, appealed from a judgment approving a final distribution of the estate. We hold the trial court did not clearly err in finding Leif N. Nelson lacked capacity to change ownership of two of his bank accounts. We affirm.

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Leif N. Nelson died on June 27,1990. His 1967 will devised his estate equally to his two sons, Leif E. Nelson and Dewain Nelson. Leif E. Nelson predeceased his father, and under his father’s will, his share of his father’s estate passed to his children. The dispute in this case is…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Buzick v. BuzickNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Meyer v. RussellNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1926
  3. Lee v. LeeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1940
  4. Matter of Estate of WagnerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Runge v. MooreNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1972

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. In the Matter of HehnNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Estate of Wenzel-Mosset Ex Rel. Gaukler v. NickelsNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Erickson v. OlsenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2014
  4. In Re Estate of RobinsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Vig v. SwensonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2017

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