Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Hillblom

Supreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands

Decided September 27, 1996No. Appeal Nos. 96-007 & 96-009 (Consolidated); Civil Action No. 95-626Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Opinion issued by this Court on September 27, 1996 is to be amended as follows:

BEFORE: TAYLOR, Chief Justice and VILLAGOMEZ and ATALIG, Associate Justices. ATALIG, Justice:

¶1 Appellants, Bank of Saipan (“Executor”) and Peter J. Donnici in his capacity as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hillblom Charitable Trust (“Trust”), appeal the January 24, 1996 order of the Superior Court which ruled that the Executor could not use estate assets to defend against the heirship claims asserted by Junior Larry Hillbroom (“Junior”), by his guardian ad litem, Kaelani Kinney (“Kinney”), and…

2Cases cited13 opinions

Staley v. Estate of HarberArizona Supreme Court · 1969
Matter of Estate of FlahertyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
State Ex Rel. Schumacher v. Adams Circuit CourtIndiana Supreme Court · 1947
Swaffar v. SwaffarSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
Estate of DuntonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1936

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