Western Life Trust v. State

SANDSTROM, Justice.

Ronald Brakke, Kara Brakke, Timothy Brakke, Ronald Daren Brakke, and Western Life Trust (hereafter the Brakkes) appeal from a district court summary judgment dismissing their claims against all defendants and from an order denying a new trial. We dismiss the attempted appeal of Western Life Trust, modify the judgment, affirm the judgment as modified, and affirm the order denying a new trial.

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This appeal represents another chapter in the long, litigious Brakke saga. We will not set out the facts at length, because the factual background is detailed in prior opinions. See…