Eagon v. McKeown
North Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
VandeWalle, Chief Justice.
[¶ 1] Elda McKeown. appealed from a judgment ordering the distribution of Margie Eagon’s estate'. -to McKeown and her nine siblings. Because the district court did not err in interpreting the - will or the probate code, its findings regarding the use of life insurance proceeds are not clearly erroneous, and it did not abuse its discretion in awarding attorney fees, we affirm,
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[¶ 2] Margie Eagon died in 2011 and one of ,her ten children, Ronald, Eagon, was appointed personal representative of her estate, which was valued,at more than $6 million. Elda McKeown, a…
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