Legal Opinion

In the Matter of Estate of Duebendorfer

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided August 16, 2006No. 23833PublishedCited by 33 opinions

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…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. State v. RufenerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Veeder v. KennedySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
  3. High Plains Genetics Research, Inc. v. J K Mill-Iron RanchSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
  4. State v. OsterSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Ward v. LangeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by33 opinions

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  3. Stockwell v. StockwellSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2010
  4. Veith v. O'BRIENSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Bienash v. MollerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2006

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