Legal Opinion
Novak v. Novak
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 24, 2007No. 24348PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEIERHENRY, Justice.
[¶ 1.] As personal representative of the estate of his mother, Lillian Novak (Lillian), Leonard Novak (Leonard) sought a declaratory judgment to determine title to 640 acres of real property. The property was transferred to his brother, Edward Novak (Edward), in 1989 pursuant to their father’s, Ernest Novak’s (Ernest), will. The transfer was conditioned on Edward satisfying three conditions subsequent. Leonard claimed the conditions were not met and sought to have Edward divested of title. He claimed that if Edward were divested of title, the land would pass by intestacy…
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