Legal Opinion
In Re the Estate of Dokken
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided January 19, 2000No. NonePublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERTSON, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Lee Thomas (Thomas), contestant, appeals the trial court’s order admitting his great-uncle’s last will and testament to probate and denying his objections. We affirm.
PACTS
[¶ 2.] Gilbert Dokken (Dokken) died August 23, 1997 at the age of 82. He was survived by his sister, Myrtle Cross (Myrtle) and his grandnephew, Thomas.
[¶ 3.] Dokken was born on October 17, 1915 in North Dakota. He worked on his father’s farm near Towner, North Dakota until he entered the army, where he was educated as an aircraft armorer. Dokken was honorably discharged as a corporal from the Army…
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