Legal Opinion
Huston v. Martin
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 10, 2018No. 28365PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKern, Justice
[¶ 1.] At Father's insistence, Daughter conveyed considerable amounts of land to her father and nephew. In return, Father promised to "make things right" with Daughter by leaving her half of his estate. However, Father left Daughter only $30,000 in his will after conveying the vast majority of his multi-million-dollar estate to Daughter's nephew. Daughter sued her nephew and the estate, alleging breach of contract, fraud, and unjust enrichment. Nephew and the estate moved for summary judgment on several grounds, including that Daughter's claims were untimely under SDCL 29A-3-803 and…
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