Matter of Estate of Peterson

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] We are asked to decide if the district court correctly ordered unequal distribution of probate-estate assets to give effect to the testator’s intent, to decide the reasonableness of personal representative and attorney fees, and to decide if the personal representative breached her fiduciary duty. We affirm, concluding the distribution was proper, the fees were reasonable, and fiduciary duty was not breached.

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[¶ 2] Ruben Peterson died on July 4, 1995. In Ms will, he nominated his sister, Minnie Berger, as personal representative. She was appointed on August 1,1995. He…