In Re Estate of Eriksen

WAHL, Justice.

Karen Wicklund, personal representative of Jorgen M. Eriksen’s estate, appeals from an order of the Hennepin County District Court, Probate Court Division, which allowed a claim by Pamela A. Potvin against decedent’s estate. Potvin sought to establish a one-half interest in a home which she and Eriksen shared, although legal title was solely in Eriksen. Based on the factual findings of the referee, the probate court allowed Potvin’s claim and created a constructive trust consisting of a one-half interest in the home. Wicklund argues on appeal that Minn.Stat. § 513.075 (1982)…