Legal Opinion
Matter of Estate of Congdon
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 7, 1981No. 51335, 51721 and 51883PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCOTT, Justice.
This is a consolidated appeal of three causes of action arising from the death of Elisabeth M. Congdon (Ms. Congdon), who was murdered on June 27, 1977. Jennifer Johnson, one of Ms. Congdon’s two daughters, filed a petition with the St. Louis County Court, Probate Division, seeking to admit to probate Ms. Congdon’s last will and testament dated December 29, 1976, and a two-page document disposing of specific items of personal property.1 Marjorie Congdon LeRoy Caldwell, Ms. Congdon’s other daughter, objected to the petition for probate. She alleged that Ms. Congdon lacked…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- United States v. National Ass'n of Real Estate BoardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Coffey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Yates v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Milkovich v. SaariSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- Balafas v. AngelosSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Matter of Estate of RidlNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
- In Re Estate of KrumwiedeNebraska Supreme Court · 2002
- Estate of Sorensen v. SorensenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
- Official Committee of Disputed Litigation Creditors v. McDonald Investment, Inc.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1984
- Matter of Estate of OlsenCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
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