In the Matter of Estate of Duebendorfer
South Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Retired Justice.
[¶ 1.] Kenneth Duebendorfer executed a will that made Randy and Kathy Moller (Mollers) the chief beneficiaries. Upon Duebendorfer’s death, several individuals filed a petition contesting probate of the will. A jury found the will to be the product of undue influence and it was denied probate. Mollers appeal. We affirm.
Facts and Procedural History
[¶ 2.] Duebendorfer died on April 27, 2003, at the age of ninety. He was a bachelor who lived modestly, but had substantial wealth. He had one sister, Irene Rohrabaugh, who died on February 23, 2001. Kathy Moller is the great…
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