In Re Estate of Howser
North Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
MARING, Justice.
[¶ 1] The contestants of Irene How-ser’s 1999 will appealed a judgment upholding the will and refusing to remove Jerry Anderson as personal representative of Howser’s estate. We hold the trial court did not clearly err in finding that a presumption of undue influence in the drafting of Howser’s will had been rebutted, and in refusing to remove Jerry Anderson as personal representative of Howser’s estate. We affirm.
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[¶ 2] Howser died on January 6, 2000 at the age of 96. Her husband predeceased her, and they had no children. Howser’s surviving relatives consisted of a niece, a…
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