Matter of Estate of Madsen
South Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
*890MILLER, Chief Justice.
Appellants Serena Reichert and Gloria Hamby appeal the trial court’s decision to admit their mother’s will of March 4, 1993, for probate. They contend the will was the product of undue influence by their brother, Stacy Madsen, the sole beneficiary under the will. We affirm.
FACTS
Since March of 1944, Lena Marguerite Madsen, a/k/a Margie L. Madsen, lived with her husband on a ranch near New Underwood. Margie and her husband had five children, three sons and two daughters. Their oldest son died in 1968. When her husband died in the spring of 1989, Margie inherited the ranch.…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Laby v. ThompsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1975
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