Lenius v. Bradner
South Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment denying probate to three wills of Jesse Hastings (Jesse). We affirm.
Jesse was eighty-five years of age when he died on May 29, 1982. He was survived by two sisters, Lillian Bradner and Lucille Lenius, and several nieces and nephews. Jesse had executed three wills dated March 25, 1963, January 19, 1976, and June 1, 1981. Lillian, proponent, was named the primary beneficiary in the three wills. She petitioned the circuit court to admit Jesse’s 1981 will to probate. Lucille and several nieces and nephews filed an objection on the ground that…
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