Matter of Estate of Hettinga

SCHLEGEL, Judge.

The executor, and sole heir, of the decedent’s estate appeals the district court’s judgment, holding the claimant, the decedent’s surviving brother, held a one-half interest in certain estate property. This case involves a claim by the decedent’s brother that he holds a one-half interest in certain artifacts and antiquities in the decedent’s custody at the time of her death. The executor of the decedent’s estate is the son of the decedent.

The executor claims the district court erred in: (1) admitting the perpetuated deposition of Siebolt Hettinga, the executor’s father; (2)…