Legal Opinion

Estate of Kelly

Montana Supreme Court

Decided September 23, 2014No. DA 14-0150PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter

¶1 This is an appeal from the decision of the Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, pertaining to the distribution of Laura Jean Kelly’s assets under her Montana Last Will and Testament.

¶2 Laura was the daughter of Kevin D. and Asta Kelly, and the sister of Kevin A. Kelly, Lisa Kelly Miller, and Linda Koss Kelly. Laura had a history of mental illness and was treated with medication. She neither married nor had children. In 1985, Laura moved away from the Illinois family home and re-located to Montana. She executed her Last Will and Testament in Montana in June 2013. In her Will,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ætna Life Insurance v. HoppinIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
  2. In Re the Estate of HannumMontana Supreme Court · 2012
  3. Noll v. GarberAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Estate of G. WilliamsMontana Supreme Court · 2023

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