Legal Opinion

Ecton v. Ecton

Montana Supreme Court

Decided April 30, 2013No. DA 12-0512Published

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter

¶1 Douglas P. Ecton (Doug), the personal representative of the estate of Zales N. Ecton, Jr. (Decedent), appeals from a final distribution order of the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County, which interpreted Decedent’s last will and testament to devise the entirety of Decedent’s real property known as the “Home Ranch” to Zales N. Ecton, III (Zales). We affirm.

ISSUES

¶2 Doug raises the following two issues on appeal:

¶3 1. Did the District Court err in interpreting the requirement in the Decedent’s last will and testament that I.R.C. § 2032A property be distributed as part of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Matter of Estate of BolingerMontana Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Estate of SnyderMontana Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Matter of Estate of EvansMontana Supreme Court · 1985
  4. In Re the Estate of SnyderMontana Supreme Court · 2007
  5. In Re the Estate of AyersMontana Supreme Court · 2007

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