McClure v. McClure

¶1 Since John S. McClure’s (Jack) death in January 2013, his widow, Ruth Elsie Stiller Miller McClure (Elbe), and his children, George E. McClure, John W. McClure, and Verlayn G. McManus (collectively Siblings), have been involved in contentious litigation regarding the McClure Family Trust (the Trust). Elbe sought to enforce an amendment to the Trust, but the Fifth Judicial District Court concluded that under the Trust’s plain language Elbe has no interest in any Trust assets. The court also rejected Elbe’s attempt to disinherit Siblings for purportedly contesting the Trust’s validity.

¶2 We…