Legal Opinion
Stockwell v. Stockwell
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 13, 2010No. 25412PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEVERSON, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Lloyd Stockwell initiated this action to quiet title to property deeded to him by his father, Cecil Stockwell, Sr. (Cecil Sr.). Cecil Stockwell, Jr. (Cecil Jr.), Bruce Stockwell, John Stockwell, and the Estate of Cecil Sr. filed a counterclaim, alleging that Cecil Sr. lacked the testamentary capacity to execute the deed and that the deed was the product of undue influence. 1 The trial court entered a judgment quieting title and recognizing the legal validity of and enforcing Cecil Sr.’s warranty deed in favor of Lloyd. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
[¶ 2.] Cecil Sr. was born on…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Pullman-Standard v. SwintSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Oregon v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. Winston Bryant McConneyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Commissioner v. DubersteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Permann v. South Dakota Department of Labor, Unemployment Insurance DivisionSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by32 opinions
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